Author: | Alain P.
Chautems, 1995 |
Family: |
GESNERIACEAE |
Origin: |
(São Paulo, Brazil) |
Soil: |
Limestone
Mix |
Water:
|
Medium |
Sun: |
Minimum -
Medium |
Thickness: |
14 Centimetres |
Height: |
30 Centimetres |
Flower:
|
Red - Dark
Red |
Propagate: |
Seeds |
Names:
|
- |
Synonyms: |
Corytholoma micans, Karl Fritsch, 1908 |
This member of the
Gesneriaceae family was given this name by Alain P. Chautems in
1995. It was found in a small area near São Paulo in Brazil, growing in a well drained
limestone soil with
some water and little to some sun. The caudex can grow to
fourteen
centimetres in diameter, the entire plant to 30 centimetres in
height. The
flowers are red to dark red.
It is believed to be extinct in
the wild; last record was in the 1940'ies.
The genera is named after Wilhelm
Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name means
'sparkling'. |