Notice

Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Isoloma tubiflorum Decne.

Frost tender, perennial, shrubby gesneriad with hairy, ovate leaves, paler beneath, and small, tubular, yellow flowers, tinged with red.  [RHSD].

Horticultural & Botanical History

Introduced to Britain in 1846.  [RHSD].

History at Camden Park

Only recorded in a handwritten entry in a copy of the 1850 catalogue held at the Mitchell Library and inscribed on the front Wm. Macarthur, 23rd Dec. 1854.  [ML635.9m].

Notes

Another, perhaps less likely possibility is Dolichodeira tubiflora Hanst., synonyms for which include Gesneria tubiflora Endl., Achimenes tubiflora Britton, Gloxinia tubiflora Hook., Sinningia tubiflora Fritsch.  From South America, it is a tuberous perennial with downy, slender-pointed, opposite, oblong leaves, and panicles of white flowers, to 3cm across, in summer.  [RHSD].  It is figured in Curtis’s Botanical Magazine and the Botanical Register as Gloxinia tubiflora.  Introduced to Europe in 1815.  [BM t.3971/1842, BR f.1845/1836]. 

Published Aug 31, 2009 - 04:33 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2010 - 04:31 PM

Family Gesneriaceae
Category
Region of origin

Colombia

Synonyms
  • Gesneria tubiflora Cav.
  • Brachyloma tubiflorum (Cav.) Oerst.
  • Kohleria tubiflorum (Cav.) Hanst.
Common Name
Name in the Camden Park Record

Gesnera tubiflora 

Confidence level medium