''Kohleria hirsuta'', the woolly kohleria, is a species of flowering plant in the family

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, native to northern South America, and introduced to the Dominican Republic. In 1993, as its synonym ''Kohleria eriantha'', it gained the

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as a hothouse plant, but the award appears to have been recently revoked.

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: *''Kohleria hirsuta'' var. ''hirsuta'' *''Kohleria hirsuta'' var. ''longipes'' (Benth.) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog

References

Gesnerioideae Flora of Ecuador Flora of Colombia Flora of northern South America Plants described in 1848 {{Gesneriaceae-stub