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Didymocarpus yunnanensis (Franch.) W.W.Sm.  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesDidymocarpus yunnanensis (Franch.) W.W.Sm. 
BibliographyNotes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 14: 337 (1924)
Native Rangesc. China to Assam
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1500-3400m
Descriptionleaves narrowly ovate to oblong, 1-14cm, appressed strigose, crenate to entire, flowers 1-15, with dark stripes, 25-35mm long
Size5-25cm
Colorpurple
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
SynonymsDidissandra yunnanensis (Franch.) H.W.Li
Roettlera yunnanensis Franch.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHT Tibet)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam)
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