Kohleria

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Gloxiniinae
Genus: Kohleria
Species: K. affinis – K. allenii – K. amabilis – K. diastemoides – K. grandiflora – K. hirsuta – K. hondensis – K. hypertrichosa – K. inaequalis – K. longicalyx – K. neglecta – K. peruviana – K. rugata – K. spicata – K. stuebeliana – K. tigridia – K. trianae – K. tubiflora – K. villosa – K. warszewiczii
Source(s) of checklist:

Nothospecies: K. × gigantea – K. × hansteinii – K. × heeriana – K. × hillii – K. × lenneana – K. × lucianii – K. × ortgiesii – K. × pulchra – K. × rossiana
Name

Kohleria Regel, Index Sem. Turic. [4]. 1847. (1947)

Type species: Kohleria hirsuta (Kunth) Regel

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Brachyloma Hanst.
Calycostemma Hanst.
Campanea Decne.
Capanea Decne. ex Planch.
Cryptoloma Hanst.
Giesleria Regel
Isoloma Decne.
Sciadocalyx Regel
Synepilaena Baill.
Tydaea Decne.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Regel, E.A. von 1847. Index Sem. Turic. [4].

Additional references

Clark J.L., Skog L.E., Boggan J.K. & Ginzbarg, S. 2020. Index to names of New World members of the Gesneriaceae (subfamilies Sanangoideae and Gesnerioideae). Rheedea: Official Journal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 190-256. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.14 PDF Reference page.
Roalson, E.H., Boggan, J.K. & Skog, L.E. 2005. Reorganization of tribal and generic boundaries in the Gloxinieae (Gesneriaceae: Gesnerioideae) and the description of a new tribe in the Gesnerioideae, Sphaerorrhizeae. Selbyana 25(2): 225–238. JSTOR Paywall PDF. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Kohleria in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 2. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Kohleria. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 2 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Kohleria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Aug. 2020.

Vernacular names
suomi: Narrinhiipat
lietuvių: Kolerija
русский: Колерия
svenska: Narrhuvesläktet
українська: Колерія

Kohleria is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous and commonly include a period of dormancy in their growth cycle. The genus was revised in 1992 and was then recognized as having 19 species distributed in Central America and South America. phylogenetic in 2005 indicated that the epiphytic genus Capanea is derived from within Kohleria, and the two species of Capanea were subsequently transferred to Kohleria. The genus Pearcea is closely related.

Because of their colorful and exotically patterned flowers, as well as a general interest in the many tropical flowering plants that were being introduced from the Americas, kohlerias were very popular in England and Europe in the 19th century. Many species and hybrids were lavishly illustrated in horticultural magazines such as Curtis's Botanical Magazine under the discarded or erroneous names of Achimenes, Gesneria, Isoloma, Sciadocalyx, and Tydaea. These species and hybrids almost entirely disappeared in the early 20th century, and plant breeders have only recently begun to work extensively with this genus again.

Several species are widespread, variable, weedy, and tend to hybridize in the wild, and numerous names have been described that are synonyms of other species or are hybrid taxa.
Selected species and varieties

As of April 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]

Kohleria affinis (Fritsch) Roalson & Boggan (syn. Capanea affinis)
Kohleria allenii Standl. & L.O.Williams
Kohleria amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Fritsch
Kohleria anisophylla (Fritsch) Wiehler
Kohleria bella C.V.Morton
Kohleria diastemoides L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
Kohleria × gigantea (Planch.) Fritsch
Kohleria grandiflora L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
Kohleria hirsuta (Kunth) Regel
Kohleria hondensis (Kunth) Regel
Kohleria hypertrichosa J.L.Clark & L.E.Skog
Kohleria inaequalis (Benth.) Wiehler
Kohleria longicalyx L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
Kohleria neglecta L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
Kohleria peruviana Fritsch
Kohleria rugata (Scheidw.) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
Kohleria spicata (Kunth) Oerst.
Kohleria stuebeliana Fritsch
Kohleria tigridia (Ohlend.) Roalson & Boggan (syn. Capanea grandiflora)
Kohleria trianae (Regel) Hanst.
Kohleria tubiflora (Cav.) Hanst.
Kohleria villosa (Fritsch) Wiehler
Kohleria warszewiczii (Regel) Hanst. – AGM

Cultivation

Their showy flowers and ease of culture have made them popular with growers of indoor houseplants. Numerous species and hybrids are now in cultivation, some with patterned or variegated foliage as well as vivid flowers. They are easily propagated by both stem cuttings and division of the rhizomes.
References and external links

"Kohleria Regel". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2021-04-18.

Kvist, L.P. & L.E. Skog. 1992. Revision of Kohleria (Gesneriaceae). Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 79: 1-83, pdf.
Roalson, E.H.; J.K. Boggan, L.E., Skog & E.A. Zimmer (2005), "Untangling Gloxinieae (Gesneriaceae). I. Phylogenetic patterns and generic boundaries inferred from nuclear, chloroplast, and morphological cladistic data sets", Taxon, 54 (2): 389–410, doi:10.2307/25065368, JSTOR 25065368
Roalson E.H.; Boggan J.K.; Skog L.E. (2005). "Reorganization of tribal and generic boundaries in the Gloxinieae (Gesneriaceae: Gesnerioideae) and the description of a new tribe in the Gesnerioideae, Sphaerorrhizeae". Selbyana. 25 (2): 225–238.
Kohleria[permanent dead link] from The Genera of Gesneriaceae
Kohleria and Koellikeria from the Gesneriad Reference Web
Kohleria from the eGradini.ro - Romanian Gardening Website