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Diploprora championii is an species in the genus Diploprora.
Description[]
Plant blooms in the spring with three to five 1.5 cm wide flowers.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in China, India, Eastern Himalayas, Assam, Sri Lankha, Burma, Thailand and Vietnam at elevations of 200 to 1500 meters
Culture[]
Plant grows in moderate shade and intermediate to warm temperatures depending on the species. Pot plants in medium fir bark or sphagnum moss. Plants can also be mounted. Water when the potting media is just approaching dryness, but still a bit moist and never allow the potting media to become bone dry.
Naming[]
Common Names: Champion's Diploprora
Synonyms[]
- *Cottonia championii Lindl. 1855
- Diploprora bicaudata (Thwaites) Schltr. 1919
- Diploprora championii var. uraiensis (Hayata) S.S.Ying 1988
- Diploprora kusukusensis Hayata 1914
- Diploprora uraiensis Hayata 1914
- Luisia bicaudata Thwaites 1861
- Stauropsis championii (Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang 1951
- Stauropsis kusukusensis (Hayata) Tang & F.T.Wang 1951