Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentianella primuloides (Gilg) J.S.Pringle |
Bibliography | Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1256 (1993) |
Native Range | Bolivia to c. Peru |
Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 3000-5100m |
Description | basal leaves thick, narrowly spathulate, tapered to long petiole, 12-24mm, flowers crateriform, erect, solitary, 5-20mm long, in axils of upper leaves |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | 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 primuloides Gilg |
Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru) |