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Tigridia viridiflora
« on: March 14, 2011, 10:56:48 AM »
A customer send me this picture.
He said that is a Tigridia viridiflora.
I can't find anything in my books
It does not really like a tigridia
What do you think ?
Thanks

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Re: Tigridia viridiflora
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2011, 11:45:06 AM »
There is no mention of a Tigridia viridiflora in Molseed's monograph of Tigridia (although that was 1970 so somewhat out of date). The National Collection holder for Tigridia is Edmund Heaton in Devon, so he would know; http://www.nccpg.com/National-Collections/Collection-Results.aspx?id=950
I agree that picture doesn't look like a Tigridia - to me seems more like one of the Gesneriaceae, Kohleria perhaps??
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Re: Tigridia viridiflora
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2011, 11:53:18 AM »
Thanks Gail

This explained a lot
I know nothing from Gesneriaceae
but with your help I found out that it is Kohleria tigridia

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Re: Tigridia viridiflora
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2011, 11:59:46 AM »
Found the actual photo, too.....
http://www.flickriver.com/photos/tags/costarica/interesting/


Edit by maggi : actual Kohleria picture is here:
 http://www.flickr.com/photos/costarica1/308001034/
« Last Edit: March 14, 2011, 01:41:55 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Tigridia viridiflora
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2011, 12:15:25 PM »
Maggi

FANTASTIC SITE

just 753511 pictures is a bit to much for me
here is a smaller link but still 869 fantastic pictures

Kohleria

Kohleria tigridia

Roland
« Last Edit: March 14, 2011, 04:03:45 PM by bulborum »
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Re: Tigridia viridiflora
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2011, 01:41:30 PM »
Quote from: bulborum on March 14, 2011, 12:15:25 PM
Maggi

FANTASTIC SITE

just 753511 pictures is a bit to much for me



Roland
I have edited my post to  give the actual url for that Kohleria photo, Roland!  753511 is rather a lot!!  ;D
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Re: Tigridia viridiflora
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2011, 02:10:02 PM »
But here you see that a client with a wrong name
can do a lot
Pity I can't grow gesneriads
there are really beauties amongst them
I can't understand they aren't more famous
Or I overlooked some topics

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Re: Tigridia viridiflora
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2011, 08:40:37 PM »
What a gorgeous thing it is in the first picture. Enough to scare away any beasties. Love that spotting. :D
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