Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Coursetia greenmanii (Millsp.) R.Duno & Carbevali |
Bibliography | Syst. Bot. 35: 293 (2010) |
Native Range | se. Mexico to Guatemala |
Primary Biome | Wet Tropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | woody-based, stems sparsely pubescent, leaves 3-5cm, pinnate, leaflets 5-9, oblong-obovate, 1-2cm, subglabrous, rounded, raceme 3-4cm, 3-4-flowered, corolla 6mm |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | yellow-purple |
Bloom | summer |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Benthamantha greenmanii (Millsp.) Rose Benthamantha tuberosa Brandegee Cracca greenmanii Millsp. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 79 Mexico (MXG Mexico Gulf, MXT Mexico Southeast) 8 Southern America 80 Central America |