African Violets and Gesneriads: are we ready? September bingo !!, 1 by Keyring

Keyring wrote:
21. still not named, Sinningia sp. 'Rio das Pedras'

This was discovered recently and has become quite popular in the U.S. It was found in the Rio das Pedras area of Brazil, hence its temporary name. It's a micromini sinningia, and was found growing on cliffs.

I find it grows best in a terrarium (or high humidity area), blooms in a few months from seed, and spontaneously self-pollinates. It blooms better in a pot than planted directly into a terrarium.

The photo I'm posting shows its relative size (the smallest in the photo) to a Phinaea ecuadoriana (conisidered a mini) and a Smithiantha. This growing case is about 7" square.

Mauro's photo: http://mpeixoto.sites.uol.com.br/gesneriads/sinningia/muscic...

More on Sinnigias generally: http://home.earthlink.net/~sinnvenner/sinns.htm
and more: http://www.botanik.univie.ac.at/morphology/genera_gesneriace...