| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Platystemma violoides Wall. |
| Synonyms | Didymocarpus hamosa Wall. |
| Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
| Altitude | 1500-3300m |
| Description | stem with single, broadly ovate, coarsely dentate leaf, 4-6cm long, flowers similar to Viola, thinly pedicelate, ca. 15mm long |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | bluish violet |
| Bloom | late summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in spring |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China South-Central , Tibet ) Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent (Assam , India , Nepal , West Himalaya ) Indo-China (Laos , Myanmar , Thailand , Vietnam) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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