Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella centamalensis (Gilg) Zarucchi |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | Peru (Amazonas) |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Description | leaves suboblong or oblong-lanceolate, acute, tapered to narrow, connate base, 10-14mm, membranous, flowers terminal and axillary, 2-3cm long, lobes rounded |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana centamalensis Gilg, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 334 (1896) |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |