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Didymocarpus silvarum W.W.Sm.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesDidymocarpus silvarum W.W.Sm. 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 151 (1912)
Native Rangesc. China (s. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1200-1300m
Descriptionleaves opposite, petiolate, elliptic to ovate, adaxially pubescent, eglandular, cordate, dentate to serrate, acute, cymes to 20-flowered, corolla 18-20mm long, glabrous
Size7-15cm
Colorpurple, rose
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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