Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Petrocosmea cavaleriei H.Lév. |
Bibliography | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 329 (1911) |
Native Range | sc. China (Guizhou) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, orbiculate, 1-3cm, abaxially sparsely puberulent, cordate, crenate, obtuse, flowers solitary, peduncles sparsely pilose, corolla ca. 1cm |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | purple |
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; leaf cuttings in summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHC China South-Central) |