| Kohleria amabilis | |
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| Flower of Kohleria amabilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Kohleria |
| Species: | K. amabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Kohleria amabilis | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Kohleria amabilis, the tree gloxinia, is a species of the flowering plant belonging to the family Gesneriaceae . [1] [2]
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]
This species is native to Honduras (Mesoamerica) and Colombia. [3] [5]
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