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Loxostigma kurzii (C.B.Clarke) B.L.Burtt  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesLoxostigma kurzii (C.B.Clarke) B.L.Burtt 
SynonymsDidymocarpus kurzii C.B.Clarke
 Didissandra amabilis Diels
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1800-3500m
Descriptionleaves ovate, to 12cm long, petiolate, glabrous, dark green, scape 15-20cm, flowers 2-3, brown or purple variegate
Size15-20cm
Colorgreenish white, orange
Bloomsummer
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 )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya , Nepal )
     Indo-China (Myanmar)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GESNERIACEAE

Loxostigma kurzii (C.B.Clarke) B.L.Burtt, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34(1): 104 (1975)

Basionym:
Didymocarpus kurzii C.B.Clarke, Commelyn. Cyrtandr. Bengal.: t. 66 (1874)

Synonyms:
Briggsia kurzii (C.B.Clarke) W.L.Evans
Chirita kurzii (C.B.Clarke) C.B.Clarke
Roettlera kurzii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze

Briggsia amabilis (Diels) Craib
Didissandra amabilis Diels

sc. China, Assam, e. Himalaya, Nepal, Burma
36 CHC 40 ASS EHM NEP 41 MYA

1800-3500m

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