| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Primulina swinglei (Merr.) Mich.Möller & A.Weber |
| Synonyms | Didymocarpus swinglei Merr. |
| Chirita pellegriniana B.L.Burtt | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 600-900m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic to orbiculate 6-19cm, strigose, eglandular, truncate, crenate, acute, cymes 3-8-flowered, peduncles puberulent, corolla 2-4cm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | bluish, purple |
| Bloom | spring, 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 ) Asia-Tropical Indo-China (Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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