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Oreocharis speciosa (Hemsl.) Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis speciosa (Hemsl.) Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen 
SynonymsDidissandra speciosa Hemsl.
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude300-1600m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves petiolate, narrowly elliptic to ovate, 5cm, white appresed pubescent, narrowly cuneate, serrate, acute, cymes 1-5-flowered, peduncles brown pubescent
Size4-10cm
Colorpurple red
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typetuft
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 , China Southeast)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
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GESNERIACEAE

Oreocharis speciosa (Hemsl.) Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen, Candollea 69(2): 180 (2014)

Basionym:
Didissandra speciosa Hemsl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 26: 228 (1890)

Synonyms:
Briggsia speciosa (Hemsl.) Craib
Didymocarpus speciosus (Hemsl.) H.Lév.

s. China
36 CHC CHS

300-1600m

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