Kohleria amabilis

Kohleria amabilis, the tree gloxinia, is a species of the flowering plant belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.

Synonyms

 * Achimenes amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Van Houtte
 * Achimenes picta Benth.
 * Diastema pictum (Benth.) Walp.
 * Isoloma amabile (Planch. & Linden) hort. ex Bellair & St.-Lég.
 * Isoloma amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Bellair & St.-Lég.
 * Isoloma bogotense var. amabile (Planch. & Linden) Voss
 * Tydaea amabilis Planch. & Linden
 * Tydaea ceciliae André
 * Tydaea venosa hort. ex Lesc.

Varieties

 * Kohleria amabilis var. amabilis
 * Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis (syn. K. bogotensis) (G. Nicholson) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog

Description
Kohleria amabilis can reach a height of 60 cm. Leaves have a silvery pattern and are egg-shaped, velvety, 10 - 10.5 cm long. The brightly colored flowers are about 5 cm long, tubular, slightly nodding, usually pink on the outside with red or purple dots inside. Kohleria amabilis var. bogotensis has dark green leaves and yellow and red-orange flowers. Flowering period extends from late winter through the spring and summer. These tropical plants are rhizomatous and have a period of seasonal leafless dormancy.

Distribution
This species is native to Honduras (Mesoamerica) and Colombia.