SINNINGIA PIRESIANA
Author:
Alain Chautems, 1990
Family:
GESNERIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Chautems. (1990). In: Candollea 45(1): 386.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
12 Centimetres
Height:
25 Centimetres
Propagate:
Seeds
CITES:
Synonyms:
Rechsteineria piresiana, Frederico Carlos Hoehne, 1958
This member of the Gesneriaceae family was given this name by Alain Chautems in 1990. It is found near Sao Paulo, Brazil, growing in a rich but well drained soil with some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to twelve centimetres in diameter, the stems up to 25 centimetres. The flowers are pink and maroon. The genera is named after Wilhelm Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name means 'from Pires'
Flower
Pink / Maroon
Soil
Rich
Water
Medium
Sun
Medium
