| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Didymocarpus aromaticus D.Don |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 123 (1825) |
| Native Range | s. Tibet to Himalaya and n. Myanmar |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 2500-2800m |
| Description | stems appresed puberulent, leaves opposite, petiolate, ovate, 2-7cm, adaxially puberulent, cuneate, dentate, cymes 2-5-flowered, peduncles 2-4cm, corolla ca. 16mm |
| Size | 7-20cm |
| Color | purple red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and late summer; leaf cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Didymocarpus subalternans Wall. ex R.Br. Henckelia aromatica Spreng. Roettlera aromatica (D.Don) Kuntze |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 36 China (CHT Tibet) 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) 41 Indo-China (MYA Myanmar) |