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Oreocharis shweliensis Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis shweliensis Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen 
BibliographyGard. Bull. Singapore 66: 202 (2014)
Native Rangesc. China (Yunnan)
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude1600-3000m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, ovate to broadly elliptic, 5-15cm long, sparsely brown villose, flowers 1-4, 40-55mm long, bilabiate, inside dark striate
Size5-15cm
Colorpurplish red
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 in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ
SynonymsBriggsia forrestii Craib
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
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