Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Henckelia fruticola (H.W.Li) D.J.Middleton & Mich.Mölelr |
Bibliography | Taxon 60: 775 (2011) |
Native Range | sc. China to Vietnam |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1300m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves long petiolate, broadly ovate, adaxially brown pubescent, eglandular, cordate, denticulate to serrate, flowers solitary, peduncles pubescent, corolla 7cm |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | purple, blue-purple |
Bloom | spring |
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 | Chirita fruticola H.W.Li |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) 4 Asia-Tropical 41 Indo-China (VIE Vietnam) |