| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Oreocharis primuloides (Miq.) C.B.Clarke |
| Synonyms | Boea primuloides Miq. |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 100-300m |
| Description | leaves thick, carnose, petiolate, ovate, 4-10cm, acute, dentate, densely long pubescent, flowers 5-10, horizontal, patent, in umbellate cluster, corolla tubular, 15-20mm long |
| Size | 10-20cm |
| 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
Eastern Asia (Japan) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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