Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Henckelia monantha (W.T.Wang) D.J.Middleton & Mich.Möller |
Synonyms | Chirita monantha W.T.Wang |
Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
Altitude | 400-1600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic, 5-13cm, sparsely puberulent, eglandular, rounded, dentate or serrate, obtuse, flowers solitary, peduncles sparsely puberulent, corolla 5cm |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China Southeast) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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