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Lysionotus involucratus Franch.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesLysionotus involucratus Franch. 
BibliographyBull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 5: 249 (1899)
Native Ranges. China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1200-1300m
Descriptionleaves shortly petiolate, oblanceolate to narrowly oblong, 1-3cm, glabrous, serrate, acute to subtruncate, cymes 1-2-flowered, peduncles 2-6cm glabrous, corolla 20-26mm
Size15-20cm
Colorpurple
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
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, CHS China Southeast)
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