Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Henckelia ceratoscyphus (B.L.Burtt) D.J.Middleton |
Bibliography | Taxon 60: 775 (2011) |
Native Range | se. China to n. Vietnam |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 500-600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic, 3-18cm, adaxially densely pubescent, eglandular, cuneate, serrate, acute, cymes 1-3-flowered, peduncles pubescent, corolla 4-5cm |
Size | 3-5cm |
Color | purple, blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 |
Synonyms | Ceratoscyphus caeruleus W.Y.Chun Chirita ceratoscyphus B.L.Burtt Chirita corniculata Pellegr. |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHS China Southeast) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (VIE Vietnam) |