| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Didymocarpus yunnanensis (Franch.) W.W.Sm. |
| Synonyms | Roettlera yunnanensis Franch. |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 1500-3400m |
| Description | leaves narrowly ovate to oblong, 1-14cm, appressed strigose, crenate to entire, flowers 1-15, with dark stripes, 25-35mm long |
| Size | 5-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| 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 South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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