Kohleria amabilis
| Kohleria amabilis | |
|---|---|
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| Flowers of Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Kohleria |
| Species: | K. amabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kohleria amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Fritsch | |
Kohleria amabilis, the tree gloxinia, is a species of the flowering plant belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.
Synonyms
- Achimenes amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Van Houtte [1][2]
- 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 [3]
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. [4][5]
Distribution
This species is native to Honduras (Mesoamerica) and Colombia.[3] [6]
References
- Kvist, L.P. & L.E. Skog. 1992. 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