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Oreocharis billburttii Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis billburttii Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen 
SynonymsBriggsia aurantiaca B.L.Burtt
Habitatshady rocks and woods
Altitude2800-3700m
Descriptionbasal rosette of ovate to lanceolate, bright green leaves, margins crenate, flowers on brownish stem, tubular, in mouth constricted, inside orange variegate
Size10-15cm
Colororange, yellow
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)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GESNERIACEAE

Oreocharis billburttii Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen, Gard. Bull. Singapore 66(2): 200 (2014), nom. nov.

Replaced Synonym:
Briggsia aurantiaca B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 21: 237 (1955)

se. Tibet
36 CHT

2800-3700m

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