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Oreocharis aurantiaca Baill.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis aurantiaca Baill. 
BibliographyBull. Mens. Soc. Linn., Paris 1: 716 (1888)
Native Rangesc. China (nw. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1000-3400m
Descriptionleaves oblong, corrugate, crenate, adaxially silvery hirsute, abaxially light brown, flowers up to five on slender scape, corolla long, bilabiate, calyx red
Size10-15cm
Colorbright orange
Bloomearly 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
SynonymsPerantha aurantiaca (Baill.) Pellegr.
Perantha forrestii Craib
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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