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Oreocharis speciosa (Hemsl.) Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen  
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FamilyGESNERIACEAE
Genus speciesOreocharis speciosa (Hemsl.) Mich.Möller & W.H.Chen 
BibliographyCandollea 69: 180 (2014)
Native Ranges. China
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatshady rocks
Altitude300-1600m
Descriptionacaulescent, leaves petiolate, narrowly elliptic to ovate, 5cm, white appresed pubescent, narrowly cuneate, serrate, acute, cymes 1-5-flowered, peduncles brown pubescent
Size4-10cm
Colorpurple 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 late summer; leaf cuttings in summer
SynonymsBriggsia speciosa (Hemsl.) Craib
Didissandra speciosa Hemsl.
Didymocarpus speciosus (Hemsl.) H.Lév.
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     36 China (CHC China South-Central, CHS China Southeast)
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