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Oreocharis aurantiaca Baill.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis aurantiaca Baill. 
SynonymsPerantha aurantiaca (Baill.) Pellegr.
 Perantha forrestii Craib
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1000-3400m
Descriptionleaves oblong, corrugate, crenate, adaxially silvery hirsute, abaxially light brown, flowers up to five on slender scape, corolla long, bilabiate, calyx red
Size10-15cm
Colorbright orange
Bloomearly summer
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 (China South-Central)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GESNERIACEAE

Oreocharis aurantiaca Baill., Bull. Soc. Linn., Paris 1: 716 (1888)

Synonyms:
Perantha aurantiaca (Baill.) Pellegr.

Perantha forrestii Craib

sc. China (nw. Yunnan)
36 CHC

1000-3400m

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