GLOXINIA


Meaning of GLOXINIA in English

Any of the 20 plant species, native to Brazil, that make up the genus Sinningia in the gesneriad family, especially S. speciosa , an ornamental potted plant.

Gloxinias produce large, erect, bell-shaped flowers in rich, velvety colours, usually violet or purple. The genus Gloxinia of the same family contains six species that are not cultivated.

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