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Boeica ferruginea Drake  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesBoeica ferruginea Drake 
BibliographyBull. Annuel Soc. Philom. Paris, sér. 8, 2: 129 (1890)
Native Rangesc. China to n. Indo-China
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude300-1200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate-elliptic, 8-20cm, adaxially appresed pubescent, abaxially glabrescent, coarsely serrate, acute, cymes many flowered, peduncles lanate, corolla 5-6mm
Size5-10cm
Colorwhite, rose
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationshady, humous, rock crevices
alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade
Propagationseed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C
leaf cuttings in summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
4 Asia-Tropical
     41 Indo-China (THA Thailand, VIE Vietnam)
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