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Swertia souliei Burkill  
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FamilyGENTIANACEAE
Genus speciesSwertia souliei Burkill 
BibliographyJ. Proc. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 2: 325 (1906)
Native Rangesc. China (w. Sichuan)
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland
Altitude3700-4400m
Descriptionleaves mainly basal, petiolate, linear-elliptic, 3-10cm long, stem leaves 2-3 pairs, sessile, lanceolate, inflorescence racemose, 5-15-flowered, flowers 20-26mm
Size10-30cm
Coloryellow
Bloomlate summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationhumous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site
alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsSwertia pauciflora Harry Sm.
Swertia subspeciosa Burkill
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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