Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern

 
  • Family : GESNERIACEAE
    (Gesneria Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : CHARELA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Gesneriaceae
  • Basionym : Gloxinia speciosa Lodd.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Grown in gardens
  • Key identification features : Short stemmed plants. Leaves oblong, velvetty crenate. Flowers violet-purple
  • Native : Brazil
  • Literature :
    • N.P. Singh, P. Lakshminarasimhan, S. Karthikeyan & P. V. Prasanna (2001). Flora of Maharashtra state, Dicotyledones. Vol. 2. Botanical survey of India, Govt. Of India.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sinningia speciosa. Downloaded on 9 December 2024.

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