Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Oreocharis cordatula (Craib) Pellegr. |
Synonyms | Perantha cordatula Craib |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1900-3200m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, ovate, 3-8cm, abaxially brown lanate, cuneate to cordate, coarsely dentate, acute or rounded, cymes 1-10-flowered, corolla 19-24mm |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | orange, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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