| Author: | A.P. Chautems
& M. Peixoto, 2019 |
| Family: |
GESNERIACEAE | |
Origin: |
Pancas, Pedra da Agulha, SE Brazil | |
Soil: |
Rocks - Mix | | Water: |
Medium | | Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
7 Centimetres |
| Height: |
20 Centimetres | | Flower: |
Salmon / Crème |
| Propagate: | Seeds |
| Names: |
Sinningia sp. "Pancas" | |
Synonyms: |
- |
This member of the Gesneriaceae family
was given this name by Alain P. Chautems & Mauro Peixoto in 2019. It is found in
Pancas and Pedra da Agulha in south-eastern Brazil, growing on rocks or in a well drained soil with
some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to seven centimetres in diameter, the entire plant
to 20 centimetres in height. The flowers are salmon with a crème pattern in the
throat.
The genera is named after Wilhelm
Sinning,1792–1874, a gardener of the Botanische Gärten der
Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. The species name as it
resembles some Stapelia flowers.
This is a winter-grower, flowering in
the summer. |
