Gloxinia perennis
(L.) Fritsch
Gesneriaceae
Escheria gloxiniifolia Regel
Eucolum crassifolium Salisb.
Gloxinia bicolor Poepp. ex Hanst.
Gloxinia heterophylla Poepp.
Gloxinia maculata L'Hér.
Gloxinia pallidiflora Hook.
Gloxinia perennis (L.) Druce
Gloxinia suaveolens Decne.
Gloxinia trichantha Miq.
Gloxinia trichotoma Moench
Martynia perennis L.
Salisia gloxiniaiflora Regel
Salisia maculata Regel
Salisia pallidiflora (Hook.) Regel
Salisia suaveolens (Decne.) Regel
Common Name: Canterbury Bells
Flowering plant
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Flowering plant
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Developing fruits
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Flowering plant
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General Information
Canterbury bells is a somewhat succulent, perennial plant, producing a clump of red-mottled stems up to 1 metre tall, occasionally to 2 metres, from an underground rhizome[
302- Title
- Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide
- Publication
-
- Author
- Whistler. W. Arthur.
- Publisher
- Timber Press Inc. Oregon.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 0-88192-448-2
- Description
- An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses.
,
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
The plant is commonly grown as an ornamental in tropical gardens, and as a pot plant in cooler zones, being valued especially for its pale purple flowers and attractive leaves[
302- Title
- Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide
- Publication
-
- Author
- Whistler. W. Arthur.
- Publisher
- Timber Press Inc. Oregon.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 0-88192-448-2
- Description
- An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
490- Title
- Flora Vitiensis Nova
- Publication
-
- Author
- Smith. A.C.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii
- Year
- 1979
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Range
S. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia; C. America - Panama.
Habitat
Not known
Properties
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Habit | Evergreen Perennial |
| Height | 1.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Ornamental, Wild |
Cultivation Details
Preers a partially shaded position[
302- Title
- Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide
- Publication
-
- Author
- Whistler. W. Arthur.
- Publisher
- Timber Press Inc. Oregon.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 0-88192-448-2
- Description
- An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses.
]. Grows well in a fertile, moist but well-drained soil[
302- Title
- Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide
- Publication
-
- Author
- Whistler. W. Arthur.
- Publisher
- Timber Press Inc. Oregon.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 0-88192-448-2
- Description
- An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses.
].
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
An infusion of the plant is applied topically as a remedy for boils[
521- Title
- Useful Plants of the Siona and Secoya Indians of Eastern Ecuador.
- Publication
- Fieldiana Botany New Series No. 15
- Author
- Vickers W.T.; Plowman T.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; USA.
- Year
- 1984
- ISBN
- 0015 - 0746
- Description
- Very terse, but it gives the uses of a large number of species. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Other Uses
None known
Propagation
Seed -
Cuttings of the rhizomes[
302- Title
- Tropical Ornamentals; A Guide
- Publication
-
- Author
- Whistler. W. Arthur.
- Publisher
- Timber Press Inc. Oregon.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 0-88192-448-2
- Description
- An excellent little guide to some of the more commonly cultivated ornamental plants of the Tropics, often giving some information on the plants other uses.
].
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Ken Fern,
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Ajna Fern
with help from
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