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Didymocarpus margaritae W.W.Sm.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesDidymocarpus margaritae W.W.Sm. 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 5: 151 (1912)
Native Rangesc. China (s. Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1500-1600m
Descriptionleaves opposite, long petiolate, suborbiculate, adaxially appresed hirsute, eglandular, serrate to crenate, cymes 4-20-flowered, corolla ca. 2cm, tube cylindrical
Size5-15cm
Colororange
Bloomsummer
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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