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Photo from Zelene Listy.


The caudex by  Jim Roberts, Burwur.net.


The flowers from Gesneriads.info.

Author: Hans Joachim Wiehler, 1975
Family:  GESNERIACEAE
Origin:  Southern Brazil, Paraguay
Soil:  Rich - Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium - Maximum
Thickness:  8 Centimetres
Height:  50 Centimetres
Flower:  Bright Orange - Red (Yellow)
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  -
Synonyms:  Gesneria aggregata John Bellenden Ker Gawler, 1818.
Corytholoma aggregatum
Decne.1848.
Rechsteineria aggregata
Kuntze, 1891.
Corytholoma pendulinum,
Decne.
Corytholoma uleanum,
Fritsch.
Gesneria macrantha,
Lem.
Gesneria pendulina,
Lindl.
Gesneria selloi,
G.Don.
Gesneria tenella,
Hanst.
Gesneria trifoliata,
M.Martens.
Rechsteineria aggregata f. litoralis,
Hoehne.
Rechsteineria aggregata f. rupicola,
Hoehne.
Rechsteineria aggregata f. tomentosa,
Hoehne.
Rechsteineria pendulina,
Kuntze.
Rechsteineria trifoliata,
Kuntze.
Rechsteineria uleana,
Fritsch.
Styrosinia coccinea,
Raf.

This member of the Gesneriaceae family was given this name by Hans Joachim Wiehler in 1975. It if found in southern Brazil and Paraguay, growing in rich soil or even rock cracks with some water and some to lots of sun. The caudex can grow to eight centimetres, the stems to 50 or even 80 centimetres height. The flowers are from bright orange to red, and some in culture are yellow. 

The genera is named after Wilhelm Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name means 'combined' or 'clustered'.