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Sinningia canescens

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Species of plant in the genus Sinningia

Sinningia canescens
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Sinningia
Species: S. canescens
Binomial name
Sinningia canescens
(Mart.) Wiehler
Synonyms
List
    • Corytholoma canescens (Mart.) Fritsch
    • Rechsteineria canescens Kuntze
    • Rechsteineria canescens var. macrophylla Hoehne
    • Rechsteineria canescens var. obovata Hoehne

Sinningia canescens, called the Brazilian edelweiss, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sinningia, native to southeastern and southern Brazil. A tuberous perennial reaching 30 cm (12 in), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a hothouse ornamental.

References

  1. Selbyana 1: 32 (1975)
  2. ^ "Sinningia canescens (Mart.) Wiehler". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. "Sinningia canescens Brazilian edelweiss". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Sinningia canescens
Gesneria canescens


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