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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Sinningia speciosa''
| image = Sinningia_speciosa_-_Hartinger.gif
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Gesneriaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Sinningia]]''
| species = '''''S. speciosa'''''
| binomial = ''Sinningia speciosa''
| binomial_authority = [[Henri Ernest Baillon|Baill.]]
}}
'''''Sinningia speciosa''''', commonly known in the horticultural trade as '''Gloxinia''', is a tuberous member of the [[flowering plant]] family [[Gesneriaceae]]. The common name has persisted since its original introduction to cultivation from [[Brazil]] in 1817 as ''Gloxinia speciosa''. The name '''Florist's gloxinia''' is sometimes used to distinguish it from the rhizomatous species now included in the genus ''[[Gloxinia]]''. The plants produce large, velvety, brightly colored flowers and are popular houseplants. Cultural requirements are similar to those of [[African Violet]]s except that ''S. speciosa'' generally requires more light and often has a dormant period, when the tuber should be kept cool and dry until it resprouts.
[[Category:Gesneriaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Sinningia speciosa''
| image = Sinningia_speciosa_-_Hartinger.gif
| regnum = [[Plantae]]
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
| familia = [[Gesneriaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Sinningia]]''
| species = '''''S. speciosa'''''
| binomial = ''Sinningia speciosa''
| binomial_authority = [[Henri Ernest Baillon|Baill.]]
}}
'''''Sinningia speciosa''''', commonly known in the horticultural trade as '''Gloxinia''', is a tuberous member of the [[flowering plant]] family [[Gesneriaceae]]. The common name has persisted since its original introduction to cultivation from [[Brazil]] in 1817 as ''Gloxinia speciosa''. The name '''Florist's gloxinia''' is sometimes used to distinguish it from the rhizomatous species now included in the genus ''[[Gloxinia]]''. The plants produce large, velvety, brightly colored flowers and are popular houseplants. Cultural requirements are similar to those of [[African Violet]]s except that ''S. speciosa'' generally requires more light and often has a dormant period, when the tuber should be kept cool and dry until it resprouts.
[[Category:Gesneriaceae]]
[[Category:Flora of Brazil]]
