| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Hemiboea purpureotincta (W.T.Wang) A.Weber & Mich.Möller |
| Synonyms | Metabriggsia purpureotincta W.T.Wang |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Description | stems brown lanate, leaves elliptic to oblong, 8-24cm, puberulent, broadly cuneate, denticulate, acuminate, cymes 4-flowered, peduncles brown lanate, corolla ca. 3cm |
| Size | 15-30cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous 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 Southeast) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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