Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Pyrola calliantha Andres |
Bibliography | Acta Horti Gothob. 1: 173 (1924) |
Native Range | China to e. Himalaya |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | thickets and woods |
Altitude | 700-4100m |
Description | leaves petiolate, elliptic or ovate, 3-6cm long, coriaceous, entire or crenate, obtuse, flowers 9-13 in raceme, corolla rotate, sepals ligulate, acute, petals 6-10mm long |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division in early spring; cuttings in early and late summer |
Synonyms | Pyrola andresii Křísa Pyrola calliantha var. tibetana (Andres) Y.L.Chou Pyrola hopeiensis Nakai Pyrola rockii Křísa Pyrola rotundifolia ssp. chinensis (Andres) Andres Pyrola rotundifolia var. chinensis Andres Pyrola rotundifolia var. communis Andres Pyrola rotundifolia var. laurifolia Andres Pyrola rotundifolia var. sphaeroides Andres Pyrola rotundifolia ssp. tibetana (Andres) Andres Pyrola rotundifolia var. tibetana Andres |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHN China North-Central, CHQ Qinghai, CHS China Southeast, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) |