Didymocarpus

  • Filed As

    Gesneriaceae
    Didymocarpus

  • Collector(s)

    F. Kingdon-Ward 18726, 08 Aug 1949

  • Location

    India. Meghalaya. Khasi Hills, Mawphlang.

  • Habitat

    An uncommon species in full bloom on cliffs and scrub clad slopes,.

  • Description

    A rock plant with cream coloured flowers, glandular hairy outside, with long colourless hairs. Calyx shortly bristly, the hairs scattered. Stem and leaves softly pilose,giving a velvety sheen.

  • Collection Notes

    Flora of India and Burma.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02652118

    Occurrence ID: 6088b67e-8f5f-4003-a781-6b29f2e63a02

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Gesneriaceae

  • All Determinations

    Didymocarpus

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    India

  • State/Province

    Meghalaya

  • Locality

    Khasi Hills, Mawphlang.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1524 m. (5000 ft.)

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FLORA OF INDIA AND BURMA
Plants of Khasi Hills
Didymocarpus
A rock plant with cream coloured flowers,
glandular hairy outside,with long colourless
hairs. Calyx shortly bristly,the hairs
scattered. Stem and leaves softly pilose,
giving a velvety sheen. An uncommon species
in full bloom on cliffs and scrub clad
slopes, Mawphlang at 5000 ft. elev,
August 8, 19U9
Collected by F. Kingdon-Ward, No. 18726
Distributed by The New York Botanical Garden
02652118