| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Corallodiscus lanuginosus (Wall. ex R.Br.) B.L.Burtt |
| Synonyms | Didymocarpus lanuginosus Wall. ex R.Br. |
| Corallodiscus bullatus (Craib) B.L.Burtt | |
| Corallodiscus cordatulus (Craib) B.L.Burtt | |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 700-4300m |
| Description | rosette of entire, ovate, dark green leaves, abaxially densely brown hirsute, floral stem lanate, flowers up to 12 in branched cyme, tubular, semipendent |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | blue, purple, white |
| Bloom | late summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , China North-Central , China Southeast , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar , Thailand) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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