| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Didymocarpus oblongus Wall ex D.Don |
| Bibliography | Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 123 (1825) |
| Native Range | Himalaya |
| Primary Biome | Wet Tropical |
| Habitat | shady rocks and woods |
| Altitude | 800-3000m |
| Description | leaves 5-10cm long, oblong to elliptic, coarsely dentate or lobate, adaxially adpressed hirsute, flowers in terminal panicle, corolla ca. 1cm long, calyx red, 5mm long |
| Size | 10-15cm |
| Color | dark purple |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | shady, humous, rock crevices alpine house, humous, gravelly soil, shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C leaf cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Henckelia oblonga Spreng. Roettlera oblonga (Wall. ex D.Don) Kuntze |
| Territory | 4 Asia-Tropical 40 Indian Subcontinent (EHM East Himalaya, NEP Nepal, WHM West Himalaya) |