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gloxinia

Any of the 20 plant species, native to Brazil, that make up the genus in the gesneriad family, especially , an ornamental potted plant. Gloxinias produce large, erect, bell-shaped flowers in rich, velvety colours, usually violet or purple. The genus of the same family contains 15 species that are not cultivated.

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