

(type)
Gloxinia L'Hér 1789, named for Benjamin Peter Gloxin ( 1765-1795 ),
an Alsatian physician and botanist.
The type species of Gloxinia: Gloxinia perennis (L.) Fritsch 1915
(Gloxinia maculata L.Hér)
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(type)
Gloxiniopsis Roalson & Boggan 2005, of the generic name Gloxinia and -opsis, looking like.
The type and only species of Gloxiniopsis: Gloxiniopsis racemosa (Benth.) Roalson & Boggan
( Gloxinia racemosa )
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Sinningia Nees 1825, named for Wilhelm Sinning (1794- 1874), head gardener of the Botanical Garden of the University of Bonn.
The type species of Sinningia: Sinningia helleri Nees






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大 岩 桐
Sinningia incarnata
Sinningia hirsuta,
迷 你 岩 桐
Sinningia tubiflora,
管 花 香 岩 桐 /
Hardy White Gloxinia
a frgrant Sinningia species, native to the rainforests of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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Gloxinia perennis attracts male euglossine bees by producing perfume (secreted from an osmophore) instead of nectar. It was one of the first plants (and the first member of Gesneriaceae), in which pollination by perfume-collecting male euglossine bees was observed (Vogel 1966).
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