Henckelia speciosa (Kurz) D.J.Middleton & Mich.Möller, Taxon 60: 777 (2011) (syn: Chirita brevipes C.B.Clarke ; Chirita speciosa Kurz; Chirita trailliana Forrest & W.W.Sm. ; Didymocarpus brevipes (C.B.Clarke) Hand.-Mazz. ; Didymocarpus speciosus (Kurz) Hand.-Mazz.; Didymocarpus traillianus (Forrest & W.W.Sm.) Hand.-Mazz. ; Roettlera brevipes (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Roettlera speciosa (Kurz) Kuntze);
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Assam (Nagaland) to China (W. & S. Yunnan) and Indo-China: Assam, China South-Central, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam as per POWO;
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Common name: Showy Henckelia • Chinese: 美丽唇柱苣苔 Mei li chun zhu ju tai
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MS, Jan., 2026/06 Henckelia sp. for id: 3 images.
Location : Lengteng WL, Mizoram
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Showy%20Henckelia.html
https://records.data.kew.org/occurrences/9ee730ca-f756-41cc-ae75-e2af8af04386?lang=en-US
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/257235512
Looks different from images of Henckelia grandifolia at
https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Large-Leaf%20Henckelia.html
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/930365-Henckelia-grandifolia/browse_photos
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References:
POWO Flora of China FOC illustration Flowers of India Wikimedia Commons iNaturalist Gesneriads