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Dorcoceras hygrometrica Bunge  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesDorcoceras hygrometrica Bunge 
BibliographyEnum. Pl. China Bor.: 54 (1833)
Native RangeChina
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks and woods
Altitude100-1500m
Descriptionleaves 5-7cm long, oval, adaxially sericeous, abaxially lanate, flowers ca. 2cm long, with yellow throat, in lax raceme
Size5-15cm
Colorbluish purple, white
Bloomsummer
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
SynonymsBoea hygrometrica (Bunge) R.Br.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHM Manchuria, CHN China North-Central, CHS China Southeast)
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