Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Beccarinda argentea (J.Anthony) B.L.Burtt |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 63 (1955) |
Native Range | sc. China (se. Yunnan) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 1200-1600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves basal, petiolate, elliptic, 4-10cm, adaxially white scabrously hirsute, broadly cuneate, dentate, peduncles yellowish pubescent, corolla 15mm |
Size | 6-11cm |
Color | purple red |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Petrodoxa argentea J.Anthony |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |