Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella armerioides (Griseb.) J.S.Pringle |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1255 (1993) |
Native Range | w. Bolivia to Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 4300-4600m |
Description | leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, acute, coriaceous, 8-10mm long, flowers solitary, pedicellate, ca. 16mm long, lobes with red margins |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | orange red, yellow |
Bloom | autumn |
Ca | - |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C division in spring; cuttings in late spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana armerioides Griseb. |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |