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Didymocarpus primulifolius D.Don  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesDidymocarpus primulifolius D.Don 
SynonymsDidymocarpus aromaticus R.Br.
 Didymocarpus macrocalyx Kraenzl.
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1900-3200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate, thin, adaxially densely appressed strigose, sparsely yellow glandular, irregularly dentate, acute, flowers 6-15 in cyme, calyx 6mm, corolla 2cm long
Size5-15cm
Colordark purple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (Tibet )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya , Nepal , West Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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GESNERIACEAE

Didymocarpus primulifolius D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 123 (1825)

Synonyms:
Henckelia primulifolia (D.Don) Spreng.
Roettlera primulifolia (D.Don) Kuntze

Didymocarpus aromaticus R.Br.
Didymocarpus macrocalyx Kraenzl.

s. Tibet, Himalaya
36 CHT 40 EHM NEP WHM

1900-3200m

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