Gloxinella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It only contains one species, Gloxinella lindeniana <small>(Regel) Roalson & Boggan</small>
It is native to Colombia.
The genus name is in honour of Benjamin Peter Gloxin (1765âÂÂ1794), a German physician and botanical writer. The specific Latin epithet of lindeniana refers to the Luxemburg born botanist Jean Jules Linden (1817-1898).
It was first described and published in Selbyana Vol.25 on page 227 in 2005.