Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Corallodiscus kingianus (Craib) B.L.Burtt |
Synonyms | Didissandra kingiana Craib |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 2800-4800m |
Description | dense basal rosette of large, ovate-lanceolate, acute, dark green leaves, abaxially densely brown hirsute, flowers up to 12, long, tubular, floral scape brownish hirsute |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | purple, blue, white |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed 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) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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