Family | GESNERIACEAE |
Genus species | Metapetrocosmea peltata (Merr. & W.Y.Chun) W.T.Wang |
Bibliography | Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 1(4): 39 (1981) |
Native Range | Hainan |
Primary Biome | Wet Tropical |
Habitat | shady rocks |
Altitude | 300-700m |
Description | leaves petiolate, ovate, 1-2cm, peltate, entire, obtuse or rounded, cymes 1-2-flowered, peduncles puberulent, bracts 2, opposite, corolla ca. 1cm |
Size | 2-5cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | early 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 | Petrocosmea peltata Merr. & W.Y.Chun |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHH Hainan) |