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) |