- Source: Kohleria amabilis
Kohleria amabilis, the tree gloxinia, is a species of the flowering plant belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.
Synonyms
Achimenes amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Van Houtte
Achimenes picta Benth.
Diastema pictum (Benth.) Walp.
Isoloma amabile (Planch. & Linden) hort. ex Bellair & St.-Lég.
Isoloma amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Bellair & St.-Lég.
Isoloma bogotense var. amabile (Planch. & Linden) Voss
Tydaea amabilis Planch. & Linden
Tydaea ceciliae André
Tydaea venosa hort. ex Lesc.
Varieties
Kohleria amabilis var. amabilis
Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis (syn. K. bogotensis) (G. Nicholson) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
Description
Kohleria amabilis can reach a height of 60 centimetres (24 in). Leaves have a silvery pattern and are egg-shaped, velvety, 10–10.5 centimetres (3.9–4.1 in) long. The brightly colored flowers are about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long, tubular, slightly nodding, usually pink on the outside with red or purple dots inside. Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis has dark green leaves and yellow and red-orange flowers. Flowering period extends from late winter through the spring and summer. These tropical plants are rhizomatous and have a period of seasonal leafless dormancy.
Distribution
This species is native to Honduras (Mesoamerica) and Colombia.
References
Kvist, L.P. & L.E. Skog. 1992. [1] Revision of Kohleria (Gesneriaceae). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 79: 1-83.
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b):178. 1894
External links
Kohleria bogotensis
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