Author: | Alain P. Chautems, 1990 |
Family: |
GESNERIACEAE |
Origin: |
Santa Catarina State, S Brazil |
Soil: |
Mix | Water: |
Medium | Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
Thickness: |
6-12 Centimetres |
Height: |
30 Centimetres | Flower: |
Orange-Red - Red |
Propagate: | Seeds |
Names: |
Queen of the Cliffs |
Synonyms: |
Corytholoma leopoldii, Voss.
Corytholoma oliganthum, Malme.
Gesneria leopoldii, Scheidw. ex Planch.
Gesneria tetraphylla, Hanst.
Rechsteineria leopoldii, Kuntze.
Rechsteineria oligantha, Hoehne.
Rechsteineria oligantha f. rupestris, Hoehne. |
This member of the Gesneriaceae family
was given this name by Alain P. Chautems in 1990. It is found in the Santa Catarina State, Brazil, growing in a well drained soil with
some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to six or even
twelve centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 30 centimetres in height. The flowers are orange-red to red.
The genera is named after Wilhelm
Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name after the
Belgian King at that time. |