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Kuepferia leucantha (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesKuepferia leucantha (Harry Sm.) Adr.Favre 
BibliographyTaxon 63: 351 (2014)
Native Rangese. Tibet to e. Himalaya
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude4000-4600m
Descriptionleaves mainly on stem, crowded, elliptic to ovate, 4mm, flowers terminal, solitary, tubular, 13-15mm long, lobes elliptic-ovate to ovate
Size1-5cm
Colorwhite, whitish yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsGentiana decorata ssp. leucantha (Harry Sm.) Halda
Gentiana leucantha Harry Sm.
Gentiana tsarongensis Balf.f. & Forrest
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya)
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