Kohleria Allenii
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''Kohleria'' is a
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of the
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Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Ges ...
. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous and commonly include a period of dormancy in their growth cycle. The genus was revised in 1992 and was then recognized as having 19 species distributed in
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in 2005 indicated that the epiphytic genus ''Capanea'' is derived from within ''Kohleria'', and the two species of ''Capanea'' were subsequently transferred to ''Kohleria''. The genus ''
Pearcea ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus '' Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously ...
'' is closely related. Because of their colorful and exotically patterned flowers, as well as a general interest in the many tropical flowering plants that were being introduced from the Americas, kohlerias were very popular in
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in the 19th century. Many species and hybrids were lavishly illustrated in horticultural magazines such as Curtis's Botanical Magazine under the discarded or erroneous names of '' Achimenes'', ''
Gesneria ''Gesneria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It contains 62 species which are native to islands of the Caribbean. The genus is classified in the tribe Gesnerieae along with the genera '' Bellonia'', '' Pheidonocarpa'', ...
'', '' Isoloma'', '' Sciadocalyx'', and '' Tydaea''. These species and hybrids almost entirely disappeared in the early 20th century, and
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have only recently begun to work extensively with this genus again. Several species are widespread, variable, weedy, and tend to hybridize in the wild, and numerous names have been described that are synonyms of other species or are hybrid taxa.


Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Kohleria affinis'' (Fritsch) Roalson & Boggan (syn. ''Capanea affinis'') *'' Kohleria allenii'' Standl. & L.O.Williams *''
Kohleria amabilis ''Kohleria amabilis'', the tree gloxinia, is a species of the flowering plant belonging to the family ''Gesneriaceae''. Varieties *''Kohleria amabilis'' var. ''amabilis'' *''Kohleria amabilis'' var. ''bogotensis'' (syn. ''K. bogotensis'') (G. ...
'' (Planch. & Linden) Fritsch *''
Kohleria andina ''Kohleria'' is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are ...
'' *''
Kohleria anisophylla ''Kohleria'' is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are ...
'' (Fritsch) Wiehler *''
Kohleria bella ''Kohleria'' is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are ...
'' C.V.Morton *''
Kohleria diastemoides ''Kohleria'' is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are ...
'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog * ''Kohleria'' × ''gigantea'' (Planch.) Fritsch *''
Kohleria grandiflora ''Kohleria'' is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are ...
'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *''
Kohleria hirsuta ''Kohleria hirsuta'', the woolly kohleria, is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to northern South America, and introduced to the Dominican Republic. In 1993, as its synonym ''Kohleria eriantha'', it gained the Royal ...
'' (Kunth) Regel *''
Kohleria hondensis ''Kohleria'' is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are ...
'' (Kunth) Regel *'' Kohleria huilensis'' *'' Kohleria hypertrichosa'' J.L.Clark & L.E.Skog *'' Kohleria inaequalis'' (Benth.) Wiehler *'' Kohleria longicalyx'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *'' Kohleria neglecta'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *'' Kohleria peruviana'' Fritsch *'' Kohleria rugata'' (Scheidw.) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *'' Kohleria spicata'' (Kunth) Oerst. *'' Kohleria stuebeliana'' Fritsch *'' Kohleria tigridia'' (Ohlend.) Roalson & Boggan (syn. ''Capanea grandiflora'') *'' Kohleria trianae'' (Regel) Hanst. *''
Kohleria tubiflora ''Kohleria'' is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are ...
'' (Cav.) Hanst. *'' Kohleria villosa'' (Fritsch) Wiehler *'' Kohleria warszewiczii'' (Regel) Hanst.AGM


Cultivation

Their showy flowers and ease of culture have made them popular with growers of indoor
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s. Numerous species and hybrids are now in cultivation, some with patterned or variegated foliage as well as vivid flowers. They are easily propagated by both stem cuttings and division of the rhizomes.


References and external links

*Kvist, L.P. & L.E. Skog. 1992. Revision of ''Kohleria'' (Gesneriaceae). ''Smithsonian Contributions to Botany'' 79: 1-83
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