| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Henckelia speciosa (Kurz) D.J.Middleton & Mich.Möller |
| Synonyms | Chirita speciosa Kurz |
| Chirita brevipes C.B.Clarke | |
| Chirita trailliana Forrest & W.W.Sm. | |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 700-3100m |
| Description | subcaulescent, leaves petiolate, ovate to suborbiculate, 5-19cm, white puberulent, eglandular, cordate, dentate, cymes 1-6-flowered, peduncles rusty puberulent, corolla 6cm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | blue-purple |
| Bloom | spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | cold, shady site with a humous, moist soil 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
China (China South-Central ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam ) Indo-China (Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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