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Name: Myriam Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)            bonitin Oct 27, 2011 3:10 AM CST |
| I met this charming small red flower on the rainforest floor in Paraty, close to a river in Brazil. It reminds me on a Penstemon flower.. Maybe someone knows more? Thank you!    |
Name: Lee Anne Stark Brockville, Ontario, Canada (Zone 5a) Perpetually happy!           threegardeners Oct 27, 2011 7:55 AM CST |
| I'm 98% positive that this is a Gesneriad...gong through pics to see if I can find out which one. |
Name: Lin Florida Zone 9b, 10a          plantladylin Oct 27, 2011 8:05 AM CST |
| I agree with Lee Anne, definitely a Gesneriad, possibly Sinningia, but which one? ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Name: Lee Anne Stark Brockville, Ontario, Canada (Zone 5a) Perpetually happy! threegardeners Oct 27, 2011 8:20 AM CST |
| Here is a wonderful website devoted to flowers of Brazil: brazilplants.com |
Name: Lin Florida Zone 9b, 10a plantladylin Oct 27, 2011 8:35 AM CST |
| There are some great photo's at that site Lee Anne, thanks for the link ... looking at all of those beauties makes me want to grow Gesneriads again! I thought it might be Sinningia harleyi: http://www.gesneriads.ca/sinni... but the flower is definitely different and after comparing a lot of photo's I'm not convinced it's Sinningia. The flower in Myriam's photo has more of a bell shape. I think it's definitely a Gesneriad, I'm just not sure which one. ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Name: Myriam Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a) bonitin Oct 27, 2011 10:34 AM CST |
Thank so much Lee Anne and Lin!  It definitely looks like a Gesneriad! I am not familiar with these..Thanks for the links too, It has resemblance to Sinningia harley indeed, so we're on the right track.. Brazilplants.com will be useful as I have more to ID!  |
Name: Danita GA (Zone 7b)      Danita Oct 30, 2011 3:58 PM CST |
| My guess would be a Ruellia of some sort, maybe Ruellia brevifolia/Ruellia graecizans. Very Pretty! |
Name: Myriam Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a) bonitin Oct 31, 2011 1:22 AM CST |
| I'm sure you're right Danita, no doubt it is Ruella ! Both Ruella brevifolia and graecizans are native to Brazil, they look identical to me when googling their pics on the web, so I better keep it as Ruellia sp. Thank you!  |
Name: Lin Florida Zone 9b, 10a plantladylin Oct 31, 2011 8:57 AM CST |
| Good job Danita! Myriam: Ruellia brevifolia is the correct name, R. gracizans is a Synonym: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/Si... hmm ... I don't know why it won't link to the correct page but if you type Ruellia brevifolia into that little blank box it will take you to the correct page ~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot! ~ |
Name: Myriam Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a) bonitin Oct 31, 2011 9:30 AM CST |
Ah, no wonder they looked identical!  Thanks Lin for clearing that! |
Name: Janet Super Sleuth Near Lincoln UK     JRsbugs Oct 31, 2011 9:34 AM CST |
| A list of Ruellia found in Brazil.. this doesn't look like Ruellia brevifolia to me. http://translate.google.co.uk/... Ruellia adenocalyx Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia adenostachya Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia affinis (Schrad.) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia amapensis Wassh. Acanthaceae Ruellia amplexicaule (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia angustiflora (Nees) Lindau ex Rambo Acanthaceae Ruellia angustior Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia asperula (Mart. ex Ness) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia bahiensis (Nees) Morong Acanthaceae Ruellia beyrichiana (Nees) S.Moore Acanthaceae Ruellia blanchetiana (Moric.) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia blechum L. Acanthaceae Ruellia brachysiphon (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia brevicaulis (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C.Ezcurra Acanthaceae Ruellia bulbifera Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia capitata Rizzini Acanthaceae Ruellia cearensis Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia chamaedrys (Nees) Angely Acanthaceae Ruellia chrysantha Mildbr. Acanthaceae Ruellia ciliatiflora Hook. Acanthaceae Ruellia consocialis Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia costata (Nees) Hiern Acanthaceae Ruellia curviflora Nees & Mart. Acanthaceae Ruellia densa Hiern Acanthaceae Ruellia devosiana Jacob-Makoy ex E.Morren Acanthaceae Ruellia diffusa Nees Acanthaceae Ruellia dissitifolia (Nees) Hiern Acanthaceae Ruellia elegans Poir. Acanthaceae Ruellia epallocaulos Leonard ex C.Ezcurra & Wassh. Acanthaceae Ruellia eurycodon Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia exserta Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood Acanthaceae Ruellia geminiflora Kunth Acanthaceae Ruellia glischrocalyx Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia hapalotricha Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia helianthema (Nees) Profice Acanthaceae Ruellia herbstii (Hook.) Hiern Acanthaceae Ruellia hygrophila Mart. Acanthaceae Ruellia hypericoides (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia incomta (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia inflata Rich. Acanthaceae Ruellia japurensis Mart. ex Nees Acanthaceae Ruellia kleinii C.Ezcurra & Wassh. Acanthaceae Ruellia laxa (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia longiflora Hort. ex Lindl. Acanthaceae Ruellia macrantha (Mart. ex Ness) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia magniflora C.Ezcurra Acanthaceae Ruellia makoyana Jacob-Makoy ex Closon Acanthaceae Ruellia menthoides (Nees) Hiern Acanthaceae Ruellia morongii Britton Acanthaceae Ruellia multifolia (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia multifolia (Nees) Lindau var. multifolia Acanthaceae Ruellia multifolia var. viscossisima (Nees) C.Ezcurra Acanthaceae Ruellia neesiana (Mart. ex Ness) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia neowedia (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia nitens (Nees) Wassh. Acanthaceae Ruellia nitida (Nees) Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood Acanthaceae Ruellia nobilis (S.Moore) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia ochroleuca Mart. ex Nees Acanthaceae Ruellia paniculata L. Acanthaceae Ruellia pedunculosa (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia portellae Hook. Acanthaceae Ruellia proxima Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia puri (Mart. ex Ness) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia rasa Hiern Acanthaceae Ruellia reitzii Wassh. & L.B.Sm. Acanthaceae Ruellia riedeliana Profice Acanthaceae Ruellia rubiginosa (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia rubra Aubl. Acanthaceae Ruellia rufipila Rizzini Acanthaceae Ruellia salviifolius (Nees) Profice Acanthaceae Ruellia serrana Profice Acanthaceae Ruellia sessilifolia (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia silvaccola (Mart. ex Ness) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia simplex Wright Acanthaceae Ruellia solitaria Vell. Acanthaceae Ruellia splendidula (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia sprucei Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia subringens (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia subssessilis (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia tarapotana Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia trachyphylla Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia verbasciformis (Nees ex Mart.) C.Ezcurra & Zappi Acanthaceae Ruellia villosa (Nees) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia viscidula (Mart. ex Ness) Lindau Acanthaceae Ruellia yurimaguensis Lindau |
Name: Myriam Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a) bonitin Nov 1, 2011 12:50 AM CST |
| Wow! That is a lot! A pity Flora do Brasil gives no pictures of the plants.. I googled a lot of them but many have no pictures on the web.. I will keep this one as Ruella sp. Thanks Janet! |
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