| Family | CARYOPHYLLACEAE |
| Genus species | Odontostemma tumengelaense (L.H.Zhou) Rabeler & W.L.Wagner |
| Synonyms | Arenaria tumengelaensis L.H.Zhou |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 4600-5300m |
| Description | leaves elliptic, 7-15mm, coriaceous, glabrous, obtuse, flowers 2-3, sepals violet, ovate, coriaceous, ciliate, petals broadly obovate or suborbicular, 7-9mm long, entire |
| Size | 2-10cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in early spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (Tibet) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | CARYOPHYLLACEAE
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