Family | GENTIANACEAE |
Genus species | Gentiana oreodoxa Harry Sm. sect. Kudoa |
Bibliography | Anz. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 63: 99 (1926) |
Native Range | sc. China to e. Himalaya and ne. Myanmar |
Primary Biome | Subalpine |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 3000-4900m |
Description | basal rosette weakly developed, stem leaves curved, linear, 8-15mm, flowers solitary, obconical, dark blue, variegate, 30-45mm long, lobes ovate, mucronate |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | pale blue |
Bloom | late summer, autumn |
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 spring |
Synonyms | Gentiana sino-ornata var. punctata C.Marquand |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |