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Boeica porosa C.B.Clarke  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesBoeica porosa C.B.Clarke 
BibliographyMonogr. Phan. [A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle] 5: 136 (1883)
Native Rangesc. China to Assam and n. Indo-China
Primary BiomeSubtropical
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude800-1200m
Descriptionleaves petiolate, obovate to elliptic, 5-18cm, adaxially sparsely lanate, cuneate, serrate, acute, cymes many flowered, calyx lobes elliptic, corolla 3-7mm
Size10-30cm
Colorwhite, pinkish
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
SynonymsBoeica tonkinensis (Kraenzl.) B.L.Burtt
Didymocarpus tonkinensis (Kraenzl.) Hand.-Mazz.
Oreocharis tonkinensis Kraenzl.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central)
4 Asia-Tropical
     40 Indian Subcontinent (ASS Assam)
     41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar, VIE Vietnam)
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