Sinningia


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sinningia

(sɪnˈɪndʒɪə)
n
(Plants) a herbaceous plant of the family Gesneriaceae, native to Brazil and bearing bell-shaped flowers
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Noun1.sinningia - genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South AmericaSinningia - genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America
genus Sinningia
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae - large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
florist's gloxinia, Gloxinia spesiosa, Sinningia speciosa - South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
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(2010) studying Sinningia leucotricha, the luminosity and substrates promoted superior results when the seeds were in the presence of light.
Germination and vigor of Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. seeds under different light and temperature conditions/Germinacao e vigor de sementes de Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. Sob diferentes condicoes de luz e temperatura
Kollmann & Peixoto (Kollmann & Peixoto, 2013) and Sinningia bragae Chautems, M.
Vascular epiphytes in seasonal semideciduous forest in the State of Espirito Santo and the similarity with other seasonal forests in Eastern Brazil/Epifitas vasculares em floresta estacional semidecidual no estado do Espirito Santo e similaridade com outras florestas estacionais no Leste do Brasil
Estudo de nutricao mineral in vitro relacionado a adaptacao de Sinningia allagophylla (Martius) Wiehler (Gesneriaceae) as condicoes de cerrado.
Comparative assessment of the nutritional status for baru (Dipterix alata) seedlings/Avaliacao comparativa do estado nutricional de mudas de baru (Dipteryx alata)
Chiropterophily in Sinningieae (Gesneriaceae): Sinningia brasiliensis and Paliavana prasinata are bat-pollinated, but P sericiflora is not.
Flowers visited by hummingbirds in the open habitats of the southeastern brazilian mountaintops: species composition and seasonality/Flores visitadas por beija-flores em habitats abertos de montanhas do sudeste do Brasil: sazonalidade e composicao de especies
Sinningia (=Corytholoma) alagophylla (Mart.) Wiehler
Las comunidades vegetales de la sabana del Parque Nacional El Palmar (Argentina)
The popular African violets (Saintpaulia), lipstick plant (Aeschynanthus), and gloxinias (Sinningia) are widely cultivated as houseplants.
Shoot organogenesis and plant regeneration from leaf explants of lysionotus serratus D. Don
The origin of the peloric Sinningia. The New Plantsman 6: 219-222.
The immense diversity of floral monosymmetry and asymmetry across angiosperms
The vegetative development of Sinningia leucotricha Hoehne (Moore) under different levels of shading.
Microclima sob diferentes malhas de sombreamento em ambiente protegido cultivado com bromelias
Non-Euglossine bees also function as pollinators of Sinningia species (Gesneriaceae) in southeastern Brazil.
Notas sobre los visitadores florales de Seemannia sylvatica (Kunth) Hanstein (Gesneriaceae)
(1997) estudaram o efeito do G[A.sub.3] e ANA no enraizamento e alongamento in vitro de gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa Lood.
Action of the gibberelin in seeds previous absorption of castor bean/Acao da giberelina em sementes pre-embebidas de mamoneira

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