Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Corallodiscus conchifolius Batalin |
Synonyms | Ceratodiscus conchifolius Batalin |
Corallodiscus forrestii (J.Anthony) B.L.Burtt | |
Didissandra forrestii J.Anthony | |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2100-3300m |
Description | leaves obovate to rhombic or suborbiculate, 6-12mm long, flowers solitary, 6-12mm long |
Size | 1-5cm |
Color | blue |
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 , Tibet) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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