Sinningia speciosa Hiern

Brazilian gloxinia (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Gesneriaceae > Sinningia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.825-0.9m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 0.83 - 0.9
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-11

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 10 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) 1
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Sinningia speciosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Sinningia speciosa world distribution map, present in Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, Mauritius, Puerto Rico, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Trinidad and Tobago, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:382786-1
WFO ID wfo-0000497309
COL ID 4XKJJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447255
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Sinningia regina Sinningia speciosa Martynia speciosa Gloxina x maxima Gloxina menziesiana Gloxina merkii Gloxina speciosa Gloxina x teuchleri Gloxina caulescens Gloxina discolor Gloxina x diversiflora Gloxina x fyfiana Gloxina immaculata Gloxina passinghamii Gloxina rubra Ligeria speciosa Ligeria digitaliflora Sinningia floribunda Ligeria caulescens Ligeria discolor Ligeria menziesiana Sinningia menziesiana Gloxina speciosa var. albiflora Gloxina speciosa var. macrophylla Gloxina speciosa var. candida Gloxina speciosa var. lactea Gloxina speciosa var. menziesii Orthanthe fyfiana Ligeria speciosa var. caulescens Gloxina floribunda