Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Henckelia monantha (W.T.Wang) D.J.Middleton & Mich.Möller |
Bibliography | Taxon 60: 776 (2011) |
Native Range | se. China (nw. Hunan) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 400-1600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic, 5-13cm, sparsely puberulent, eglandular, rounded, dentate or serrate, obtuse, flowers solitary, peduncles sparsely puberulent, corolla 5cm |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | 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 | Chirita monantha W.T.Wang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHS China Southeast) |