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Bournea sinensis Oliv.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesBournea sinensis Oliv. 
BibliographyHooker´s Icon. Pl. 23: t. 2254 (1893)
Native Rangese. China (Guangdong)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude600-1000m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate or oblong, 4-18cm, appresed pubescent, glabrescent, cordate, entire or sinuate, acute, cymes 10-20-flowered, bracts linear, corolla 5-8mm
Size15-20cm
Colorwhite
Bloomautumn
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
SynonymsOreocharis sinensis (Oliv.) Mich.Möller & A.Weber
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHS China Southeast)
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