Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Gesneria elatior Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 2(8): 393. 1817 [1818]. – Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 2(8): 315(–316). 1817 [1818].

• Homotypic
  • Rechsteineria elatior (Kunth) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 474. 1891. (as Rechsteinera elatior)
  • Corytholoma elatius (Kunth) Fritsch, Bih. Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Akad. Handl. 24(afd. 3, 5): 25. 1898.

• Heterotypic
  • Gesneria stricta Hook. & Arn., J. Bot. (Hooker) 1: 280. 1834.
  • Corytholoma strictum (Hook. & Arn.) Decne., Rev. Hort. [Paris], sér. 3, 2: 466. 1848. (as Corytholoma stricta)
  • Gesneria spicata hort. ex Hanst., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 8(1): 371. 1864, nom. inval. pro syn. (as Gesnera spicata) – non Gesneria spicata Kunth in Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. (quarto ed.) 2(8): 393. 1817 [1818]. – Nov. Gen. Sp. (folio ed.) 2(8): 316. 1817 [1818]. – nec Gesneria spicata hort. ex Hanst., Fl. Bras. (Martius) 8(1): 355. 1864, nom. inval. pro syn.
  • Rechsteineria stricta (Hook. & Arn.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 474. 1891. (as Rechsteinera stricta)
  • Sinningia stricta (Hook. & Arn.) Wiehler, Selbyana 1(1): 33. 1975.

Primary references

• Decaisne, J. 1848. Houttea pardina Dne. (fig. 24). Revue Horticole, série 3, 2: 461–469, t. 24. BHL Reference page. 

• Hanstein, J. 1864. Gesneraceae. Cols. 341–428, tt. 58–68 in Martius, C.F.P. de (ed.), Flora Brasiliensis. Enumeratio plantarum in Brasilia hactenus detectarum quas suis aliorumque botanicorum studiis descriptas et methodo naturali digestas partim icone illustratas, Vol. VIII, pars I. Fasc. XXXVI. Frid. Fleischer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page. 

• Kunth, C.S. 1818. Gesnereae. Richard. Pp. 392–401, tt. 188–192 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione ad plagam aequinoctialem orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 2 (quarto ed.). Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. BHL Reference page. 

• Kunth, C.S. 1818. Gesnereae. Richard. Pp. 315–321, tt. 188–192 in Humboldt, A., Bonpland, A. & Kunth, C.S., Nova genera et species plantarum, quas in peregrinatione orbis novi collegerunt, descripserunt, partim adumbraverunt Amat. Bonpland et Alex. de Humboldt, Tomus 2 (folio ed.). Sumtibus Librariae Graeco-Latino-Germanicae, Lutetiae Parisiorum [Paris]. e-rara.ch Reference page. 

• Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars II. Pp. 377–1011. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Mattick's Literature Index – Rec.# 28058 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Feuillet, C., Skog, L.E. & Steyermark, J.A. (†) 2007. Gesneriaceae. In Funk, V., Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N., Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 309–312. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Sinningia elatior. Published online. Accessed 13 March 2019.

• GBIF

• Hassler, M. 2019. Sinningia elatior. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World (2019). In: Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi, J., Penev L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 March 13.

• Tropicos.org 2019. Sinningia elatior. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 13 March 2019.

• Sinningia elatior in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 13 March 2019.

• Tropicos.org: Peru Checklist: Sinningia elatior. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 13 March 2019.

• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Sinningia elatior. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on internet. Accessed: 13 March 2019.

• Sinningia elatior in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed 13 March 2019.

• Sinningia elatior in Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Accessed: 13 March 2019.

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