| Author: |
George Nicholson, 1887 | |
Family: |
GESNERIACEAE |
| Origin: |
S+SE Brazil |
| Soil: |
Rich - Mix |
| Water: |
Medium - Maximum |
| Sun: |
Minimum - Medium |
| Thickness: |
4 Centimetres |
| Height: |
20 Centimetres |
| Flower: |
Pale Yellow |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings/Tubers |
| Names: |
Brazilian Foxglove |
| Synonyms: |
Biglandularia conspicua,
Seem., 1868.
Rosanowia conspicua, Regel , 1872.
Sinningia caulina, Malme, 1937. |
This member of the
FAM family
was given this name by George Nicholson in 1887. It is found in south
and south-eastern Brazil, growing in a rich but well drained soil with
quite some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to
four centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are pale yellow with maroon markings.
The genera is named after
Wilhelm Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name means 'easily
to be seen, conspicuous, remarkable', and it is in the wild. |
