Author: | Alain Chautems, 1995 |
Family: |
GESNERIACEAE |
Origin: |
Sao Paulo,
Brazil |
Soil: |
Rich |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Medium |
Thickness: |
12
Centimetres |
Height: |
1-2 Meters |
Flower:
|
Dark
Orange |
Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
- |
This large member of the
Gesneriaceae family was given this name by Alain Chautems in 1995.
It is found near Sao Paulo, Brazil, growing in a rich soil with some
water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to twelve
centimetres in diameter, the stems up to one or even two meters
height. The flowers are dark orange.
The genera is named after
Wilhelm Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name in honour of
Mauro Peixoto, 1950-, a Brazilian botanist. |