Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Swertia rotundiglandula T.N.Ho & S.W.Liu |
Bibliography | Acta Phytotax. Sin. 18: 77 (1980) |
Native Range | se. Tibet |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-3100m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate, 30-35mm long, stem leaves similar, sessile, uppermost leaves bracteose, linear, inflorescence 3-5-flowered, racemose, corolla 15mm across |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | pale greenish yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Swertia tetragona R.H.Miau |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) |