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Petrocosmea barbata Craib  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesPetrocosmea barbata Craib 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 11: 273 (1919)
Native Rangesc. China (Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude2000-2100m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves petiolate, ovate to orbiculate, 1-3cm, abaxially densely puberulent, cordate, crenulate, obtuse, cymes 1-4-flowered, lax, peduncles sparsely strigose
Size5-10cm
Colorpurple
Bloomautumn
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
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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