| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Didymocarpus punduanus var. pulcher (C.B.Clarke) Su.Datta |
| Synonyms | Didymocarpus pulcher C.B.Clarke |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1200-2700m |
| Description | leaves in whorls, petiolate, ovate, appresed pubescent, sparsely yellow glandular, crenate to serrate, acute, cymes 7-9-flowered, corolla ca. 3cm, glabrous |
| Size | 15-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 (Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal ) 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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