| Author: | Alain Chautems, 1990 |
| Family: |
GESNERIACEAE |
| Origin: |
Sao Paulo,
Brazil |
| Soil: |
Rich |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
12
Centimetres |
| Height: |
25
Centimetres |
| Flower:
|
Pink / Maroon |
| Propagate: |
Seeds |
| Names:
|
- |
| 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' |
