Sinningia sp.
"Rio das Pedras"

1. Feature table
2. Publication and etymology

This attractive miniature species achieved widespread distribution after the 2002 Gesneriad Society convention in Morristown NJ, where Mauro Peixoto sold seeds of several new and rare species.  In many ways, this new variety appears to be quite similar to S. pusilla, except for the dramatic, dark markings on slightly larger leaves and the absence of S. pusilla's floral spur, visible in the picture on the micro comparison page.

This species reseeds itself easily.

It also does not appear as fussy about culture as the other two micro sinningias (S. concinna and S. pusilla), and seems to pass this culture tolerance to its hybrid offspring.

Feature table for Sinningia sp. "Rio das Pedras"

Publication

"Rio das Pedras" means "river of the rocks" in Portuguese.