| Author: |
A. P. Chautems & J. Rossini, 2011 |
| Family: |
GESNERIACEAE | |
Origin: |
Santa Teresa Municipality,
Espirito Santo; SE Brazil | |
Soil: |
Mix | | Water: |
Medium | | Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
12 Centimetres |
| Height: |
20 Centimetres | | Flower: |
Red / Cream |
| Propagate: | Seeds |
| Names: |
"Santa Teresa" | |
Synonyms: | |
This member of the
Gesneriaceae family
was given this name by
Alain P. Chautems and Josiene Rossini in 2011. It is found in Santa Teresa
Municipality, in the
Espirito Santo region of south-eastern Brazil, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and some sun. The caudex can grow to twelve
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 20 centimetres in height. The
flowers have red lobes and a cream-colored throats.
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 Helio de Queiroz Boudet Fernandes,
director of the Mello Leitão Museum in Santa Teresa, who found the plant. |
