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Corallodiscus kingianus (Craib) B.L.Burtt  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesCorallodiscus kingianus (Craib) B.L.Burtt 
SynonymsDidissandra kingiana Craib
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude2800-4800m
Descriptiondense basal rosette of large, ovate-lanceolate, acute, dark green leaves, abaxially densely brown hirsute, flowers up to 12, long, tubular, floral scape brownish hirsute
Size10-15cm
Colorpurple, blue, white
Bloomearly summer
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 late summer; leaf cuttings in summer
Territory Asia-Temperate
     China (China South-Central , Qinghai , Tibet )
Asia-Tropical
     Indian Subcontinent (East Himalaya)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

GESNERIACEAE

Corallodiscus kingianus (Craib) B.L.Burtt, Gard. Chron., ser. 3. 122: 212 (1947)

Basionym:
Didissandra kingiana Craib, Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 259 (1920)

sc. China, s. Qinghai, Tibet, e. Himalaya
36 CHC CHQ CHT 40 EHM

2800-4800m

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