Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Deinostigma cyrtocarpum (D.Fang & L.Zeng) Mich.Möller |
Synonyms | Chirita cyrtocarpa D.Fang & L.Zeng |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-200m |
Description | stems procumbent, leaves alternate, petiolate, ovate or elliptic, 3-15cm, lanate, cordate, serrate, acute, cymes 2-11-flowered, corolla 3-6cm |
Size | 5-11cm |
Color | deep purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | carpet |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
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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