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Gentianella primuloides (Gilg) J.S.Pringle  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesGentianella primuloides (Gilg) J.S.Pringle 
BibliographyMonogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: 1256 (1993)
Native RangeBolivia to c. Peru
Primary BiomeMontane Tropical
Habitatrocks
Altitude3000-5100m
Descriptionbasal leaves thick, narrowly spathulate, tapered to long petiole, 12-24mm, flowers crateriform, erect, solitary, 5-20mm long, in axils of upper leaves
Size5-10cm
Colorred, yellow
Bloomautumn
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late spring
SynonymsGentiana primuloides Gilg
Territory8 Southern America
     83 Western South America (BOL Bolivia, PER Peru)
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