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Boeica porosa C.B.Clarke  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesBoeica porosa C.B.Clarke 
SynonymsOreocharis tonkinensis Kraenzl.
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude800-1200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, obovate to elliptic, 5-18cm, adaxially sparsely lanate, cuneate, serrate, acute, cymes many flowered, calyx lobes elliptic, corolla 3-7mm
Size10-30cm
Colorwhite, pinkish
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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 )
     Indo-China (Myanmar , Vietnam)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GESNERIACEAE

Boeica porosa C.B.Clarke, Monogr. Phan. [A,DC. & C.DC.] 5(1): 136 (1883)

Synonyms:
Boeica tonkinensis (Kraenzl.) B.L.Burtt
Didymocarpus tonkinensis (Kraenzl.) Hand.-Mazz.
Oreocharis tonkinensis Kraenzl.

sc. China, Assam, Burma, Vietnam
36 CHC 40 ASS 41 MYA VIE

800-1200m

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