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Oreocharis elegantissima (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Mich.Möller  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis elegantissima (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Mich.Möller 
BibliographyGard. Bull. Singapore 66: 201 (2014)
Native Rangesc. China (Guizhou)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude500-600m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, elliptic to ovate, 2-6cm, adaxially densely brown appresed pubescent, cuneate, crenate-serrate, to rounded, cymes 1-4-flowered, corolla 2-4cm
Size10-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomlate 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
SynonymsBriggsia elegantissima (H.Lév. & Vaniot) Craib
Didissandra elegantissima H.Lév. & Vaniot
Didymocarpus elegantissima (H.Lév. & Vaniot) H.Lév.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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