sinningian.
/sɪˈnɪŋɡɪə/ A hairy herbaceous plant of the genus so called, belonging to the family Gesneriaceæ, native to Brazil, and bearing bell-shaped flowers. Sinningia speciosa is the parent of many varieties commonly known as gloxinias.
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1826 Bot. Reg. 12 997 (heading) Green Brazilian Sinningia.
1902 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: R–Z 1670/2 The Sinningias are little known horticulturally.
1936 E. Sitwell Victoria of Eng. xix. 226 Flowers from the Queen's hothouses at Osborne—the lyonia with its waxlike bells.., the velvety sinningia with dark leaves.
1979 Homes & Gardens Feb. 25/1 Gloxinias, or sinningias as they are now called, are old favourites as house and cottage plants.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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