Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Beccarinda argentea (J.Anthony) B.L.Burtt |
Synonyms | Petrodoxa argentea J.Anthony |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves basal, petiolate, elliptic, 4-10cm, adaxially white scabrously hirsute, broadly cuneate, dentate, peduncles yellowish pubescent, corolla 15mm |
Size | 6-11cm |
Color | purple red |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly 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 South-Central) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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