SINNINGIA MACROSTACHYA
Author:
Alain Chautems, 1990
Family:
GESNERIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Chautems. (1990). In: Candollea 45(1): 386.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
40 Centimetres
Height:
130 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Gesneria macrostachya John Lindley, 1828.
Rechsteineria macrostachya L.B. Sm. 1955.
Corytholoma latifolium, Fritsch.
Gesneria latifolia var. gaudichaudii, DC.
Rechsteineria latifolia, Kuntze.
This member of the Gesneriaceae family was given this name by Alain Chautems in 1990. It is found in Brazil and Uruguay, growing in well drained peat with some to lots of water and some sun. The caudex can grow up to 40 centimetres in diameter and the whole plant will raise for up to 130 centimetres. The flowers are red. The genera is named after Wilhelm Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name means 'big stemmed'. A plant from Specks.de.
Flower
Red
Soil
Mix
Water
Medium - Maximum
Sun
Medium
