Family | PAPAVERACEAE |
Genus species | Corydalis polygalina Hook.f. & Thomson sect. Trachycarpae |
Bibliography | Fl. Ind. 1: 263 (1855) |
Native Range | s. Tibet to e. Himalaya and ne. Nepal |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 3100-5100m |
Description | stem leaves 2-4, subsessile, ovate, paripinnate, segments 4-6 pairs, linear, remote, entire, 2-3cm, flowers 8-15, 14-16mm long, in raceme 3-4cm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, light, germ. 3-12 months, 10-16°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Capnoides polygalina (Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze Corydalis graminea Prain Corydalis polygalina var. micrantha C.Y.Wu |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |