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Henckelia ceratoscyphus (B.L.Burtt) D.J.Middleton  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesHenckelia ceratoscyphus (B.L.Burtt) D.J.Middleton 
BibliographyTaxon 60: 775 (2011)
Native Rangese. China to n. Vietnam
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude500-600m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic, 3-18cm, adaxially densely pubescent, eglandular, cuneate, serrate, acute, cymes 1-3-flowered, peduncles pubescent, corolla 4-5cm
Size3-5cm
Colorpurple, blue
Bloomspring, early summer
Ca
Typeperennial
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
SynonymsCeratoscyphus caeruleus W.Y.Chun
Chirita ceratoscyphus B.L.Burtt
Chirita corniculata Pellegr.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHS China Southeast)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (VIE Vietnam)
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