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Petrocodon coccineus (C.Y.Wu) Yin Z. Wang  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesPetrocodon coccineus (C.Y.Wu) Yin Z. Wang 
BibliographyJ. Syst. Evol. 49: 60 (2011)
Native Ranges. China to n. Vietnam
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1000-1500m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate, 5-11cm, densely pubescent to sericeous, dentate, acute, flowers numerous in umbellate cymes, peduncles appresed pubescent, corolla 19-25mm
Size10-20cm
Colorred
Bloomspring, early summer
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
SynonymsCalcareoboea coccinea C.Y.Wu
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (VIE Vietnam)
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