川鄂粗筒苣苔(原变种) chuan e cu tong ju tai (yuan bian zhong)

Didissandra rosthornii Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 574. 1900; Briggsia hians W. Y. Chun.

Leaf blade ovate to lanceolate, rarely elliptic, 2-13 X 1.2-7 cm. Cymes 1-4(-8)-flowered; peduncle 3.5-20 cm. Corolla pale pink to purple or purple-red, inside deep red or purple-red spotted, 3.2-5 cm; tube 2.3-3.3 X 1.5-2 cm; adaxial lip 4-8 mm, 2-lobed, lobes semiorbicular, ca. 2 X 1-1.2 mm, apex obtuse. Fl. Aug-Sep, fr. Sep-Oct.

* Shady, damp rocks under forests; 1000-2000 m. Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan.