| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Henckelia lachenensis (C.B.Clarke) D.J.Middleton |
| Synonyms | Chirita lachenensis C.B.Clarke |
| Chirita clarkei Hook.f. | |
| Chirita umbricola W.W.Sm. | |
| Habitat | thickets and woods |
| Altitude | 2300-3100m |
| Description | leaves petiolate, ovate or oblong, 5-14cm, adaxially puberulent, eglandular, cuneate to cordate, dentate, acute, 1-4-flowered, bract 1, oblong, corolla 3-5cm |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white, blue |
| Bloom | summer |
| 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 South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , East Himalaya ) Indo-China (Myanmar) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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