Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Primulina ophiopogoides (D.Fang & W.T.Wang) Yin Z.Wang |
Bibliography | J. Syst. Evol. 49: 62 (2011) |
Native Range | se. China (sw. Guangxi) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 200-600m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves crowded, sessile, linear, 5-11cm, coriaceous, glabrous, eglandular, cuneate, finely sharply denticulate, obtuse, cymes 5-7-flowered, corolla ca. 2cm |
Size | 5-8cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | 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 | Chirita ophiopogoides D.Fang & W.T.Wang |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHS China Southeast) |