| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Lysionotus atropurpureus H.Hara |
| Bibliography | J. Jap. Bot. 48: 359 (1973) |
| Native Range | se. Tibet to Assam and e. & c. Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | shady rocks |
| Altitude | 1900-2000m |
| Description | stems glabrous, leaves petiolate, oblong, 8-14cm, glabrous, cuneate, denticulate, acuminate, cymes 2-4-flowered, peduncles glabrous, bracts linear, corolla ca. 3cm |
| Size | 20-30cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C leaf cuttings in summer |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam, EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal) |