Sinningia ganevii

Feature table
External link
Etymology

This species used to be known under the holding name "sp. Catolés". On the page describing it, I said mean things about this plant, which I won't repeat here. If you want to see pictures and slander, click here for the original page.

This is a tuber of the plant in 2015 (seed sown in 2012).

Feature table for Sinningia ganevii

Plant Description
Growth	Indeterminate
Habit	Upright or recumbent stem(s)
Leaves	Green, sticky, pebbled
Dormancy	Stems normally deciduous. Plant dormant in winter.
Flowering
Inflorescence	axillary cyme
Flowering	Autumn. Flowering specimens were collected in Brazil in April and May, corresponding to October and November in the Northern Hemisphere.
Flower	Tubular, 4-5 cm long, with throat markings
Horticultural aspects
From seed	Four years to bloom, under my far from ideal conditions
Hardiness	Yet to be determined. Based on its native habitat (mountains), it should be at least somewhat cold-tolerant.
Recommended?	No. The floppy habit, sticky stems are not pluses. The flowers are attractive, but mimic (e.g.) S. bragae (sp. "Ibitioca"). My plant bloomed once and then died.
Botany
Taxonomic group	The Corytholoma clade appears likely. This species was found in an area with S. harleyi. Preliminary phylogenetic results suggest a close relationship between the two species.
Pollinator	Bees, judging by the shape of the corolla. It is speculated that the possibly recent divergence of this species and S. harleyi is due to the two species selecting different pollinators, with the latter specializing in hummingbird pollination.
Location	Chapada Diamantina in Bahia state of Brazil. According to the initial publication, it has been found at only two locations in the district of Catolés. The terrain nearby is campo rupestre and threatened by fires and grazing.

External Link

See Mauro Peixoto's Brazilian Plants site for a page about S. ganevii.

Publication

Chautems and Perret in Candollea, 2022

Etymology

This species is named after Wilson Ganev, a guide and plant collector in the Chapada Diamantina.