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Oreocharis auricula (S.Moore) C.B.Clarke  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis auricula (S.Moore) C.B.Clarke 
SynonymsDidymocarpus auriculus S.Moore
 Oreocharis leveilleana Fedde
 Oreocharis sericea H.Lév.
Habitatshady rocks and woods
Altitude200-1800m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic to ovate, 2-12cm, adaxially lanate, glabrescent, cuneate or cordate, subentire to serrate, cymes 4-11-flowered, corolla 2-3cm
Size5-15cm
Colorpurple
Bloomspring, 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 , China Southeast)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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GESNERIACEAE

Oreocharis auricula (S.Moore) C.B.Clarke, Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 5: 64 (1883)

Basionym:
Didymocarpus auriculus S.Moore, J. Bot. 13: 229 (1875)

Synonyms:
Perantha auricula (S.Moore) Pellegr.
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auricula typica ined.

Synonyms:
Chirita sericea H.Lév. & Vaniot
Didymocarpus sericeus H.Lév.
Oreocharis leveilleana Fedde
Oreocharis sericea H.Lév.

s. China
36 CHC CHS

200-1800m

auricula denticulata K.Y.Pan, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 25(4): 276 (1987)

se. China (Fujian)
36 CHS

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