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Kohleria eriantha - red trumpet - after rain.

 

Kohleria is in the Gesneriaceae family. The most well-known members of this family are African violets. However, Kohleria is a genus from the New World. Kohleria plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage. Red trumpets are native to Colombia.

 

A pair of stamens is at the front of the flower.

 

The drops of water are at the tips of fine hairs on the flower.

 

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Uploaded on April 29, 2014
Taken on April 28, 2014