Sinningia barbata
An upright Brazilian gesneriad with glossy, dark green leaves that are reddish underneath and white, pouched, hairy flowers. Unlike most Sinningia it is usually grown as a shrubby herb without a dormant tuber, so it wants steady warmth, shade and moisture all year.
Where it grows wild
Grows in the shaded understory of humid Atlantic Forest in eastern Brazil, often in moist soil and leaf litter. Details come from the measured range and from general knowledge of the plant in cultivation; wild habitat notes are thin.
Recorded from sea level to about 1,140 m, median around 400 m, so mostly a lowland forest plant.
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