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Smithiantha zebrina

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Smithiantha zebrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Smithiantha
Species:
S. zebrina
Binomial name
Smithiantha zebrina
(Paxton) Kuntze (1891)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Synonymy
  • Corytholoma bulbosum var. splendens (Bosse) Voss (1894)
  • Corytholoma splendens (Bosse) Fritsch (1894)
  • Dircaea suttonii var. picta Regel (1859)
  • Gesneria gerardiana Lem. (1846)
  • Gesneria geroltiana Kunth & C.D.Bouché (1844)
  • Gesneria houttei de Vos ex C.Morren (1886)
  • Gesneria refulgens W.Bull ex Anon. (1861)
  • Gesneria splendens Bosse (1829)
  • Gesneria splendidissima Regel (1860)
  • Gesneria zebrina Paxton (1841) (basionym)
  • Gloxinia punctata M.Martens & Galeotti (1842)
  • Naegelia geroltiana (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Regel (1848)
  • Naegelia punctata Hemsl. (1882)
  • Naegelia zebrina (Paxton) Regel (1848)
  • Rechsteineria splendens (Bosse) Kuntze (1891)
  • Smithiantha geroltiana (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Kuntze (1891)
  • Smithiantha punctata Kuntze (1891)
  • Smithiantha zebrina var. geroltiana (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Voss (1894)

Smithiantha zebrina is the first Smithiantha species that was used for horticulture. It has red and yellow spotted flowers and dark green leaves. The species is native to eastern Mexico. The stems are 75 cm (2+12 ft) tall, the leaves are 125–180 mm (5–7 in) long, and the flowers are 30–40 mm (1+141+12 in) long.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Smithiantha zebrina (Paxton) Kuntze". ITIS. Retrieved June 21, 2019.
  2. ^ Smithiantha zebrina (Paxton) Kuntze. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ E. Moore Jr., Harold (1957). African Violets, Gloxinias, and their relatives. The Macmillan Company. p. 123.