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 Photo of a wild plant by Darlan Adorno, Flickr.com.


  The caudex of a wild plant by Darlan Adorno, Flickr.com.

Author: Alain P. Chautems, 1991
Family:  GESNERIACEAE
Origin:   Espirito Santo; SE Brazil
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Maximum
Thickness:  6 Centimetres
Height:  8 (35) Centimetres
Flower:   Purple
Propagate: Seeds
Names:  -
Synonyms:  -

This member of the Gesneriaceae family was given this name by Alain P. Chautems in 1991. It is found in Espirito Santo in south-eastern Brazil, growing in a well drained soil with some water and lots sun. The caudex can grow to six centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to eight centimetres in height, 35 with the tall inflorescence. The flowers are purple.

The genera is named after Wilhelm Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name indicate it is from Agh.


 The flower of a wild plant by Darlan Adorno, Flickr.com.