Biology:Bellonia
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Short description: Genus of Gesneriaceae plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Subfamily: | Gesnerioideae |
| Genus: | Bellonia L.[1] |
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Bellonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Cuba and Hispaniola.[2] They have floral characters suggesting that they are buzz pollinated.[3]
Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Bellonia aspera L.
- Bellonia spinosa Sw.
References
- ↑ Sp. Pl.: 172 (1753)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bellonia L.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329813-2.
- ↑ Clark, John L.; Roalson, Eric H.; Pritchard, Ross A.; Coleman, Cassandra L.; Teoh, View-Hune; Matos, Jesús (2011). "Independent Origin of Radial Floral Symmetry in the Gloxinieae (Gesnerioideae: Gesneriaceae) is Supported by the Rediscovery of Phinaea pulchella in Cuba". Systematic Botany 36 (3): 757–767. doi:10.1600/036364411X583709.
Wikidata ☰ Q8245902 entry
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