Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Oreocharis chienii (W.Y.Chun) Mich.Möller & A.Weber |
Bibliography | Phytotaxa 23: 18 (2011) |
Native Range | se. China |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 500-1000m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, elliptic to ovate, 4-15cm, adaxially grey pilose, cuneate, crenate-serrate, obtuse or acute, cymes 1-5-flowered, corolla 3-4cm long |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | purple red |
Bloom | autumn |
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 | Briggsia chienii W.Y.Chun |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHS China Southeast) |