gloxinia perennis

Gloxinia perennis is a species of tropical rhizomatous herbaceous flowering plant belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It is sometimes known as 'Canterbury bells' (not to be confused with members of the genus Campanula, which go by the same name).

The genus name commemorate Benjamin Peter Gloxin (1765-1795), a German physician and botanical writer. The species epithet perennis, meaning 'perennial,' was meant to distinguish it from the annual Martynia annua, as the species was first placed in the ...