Biology:Columnea hirta
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| Columnea hirta habitus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Columnea |
| Species: | C. hirta
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| Columnea hirta Klotzsch & Hanst.
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Columnea hirta is a species of flowering plants in the genus Columnea. They are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama but are widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Description
Columnea hirta grows to a maximum height of 3 ft (0.91 m). Their trailing stems are covered with small red hairs. Their velvety leaves are dark green in color and ovate in shape. The profuse tubular flowers are orange to red-orange in color. They are 8 cm (3.1 in) in length and bloom all throughout the year.[1][2]
Distribution and habitat
Columnea hirta is epiphytic. They are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama but are widely cultivated as an ornamental.[3]
Taxonomy
Columnea hirta was first described by the German botanists Johann Friedrich Klotzsch and Johannes von Hanstein in 1865.[4] It is classified under the genus Columnea of the family Gesneriaceae.[5]
References
- ↑ Cynthia McKenney (2006). "Columnea hirta". Interiorscape Plants PicturePages database. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/interiorscape/print/columnea_hirta.html. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ↑ "Columnea hirta". Greenfingers Ltd.. 2001. http://www.greenfingers.com/gardenbase/plant/view.asp?id=16468. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
- ↑ L.E. Skog & J.K. Boggan (2007). "World Checklist of Gesneriaceae". Department of BotanySmithsonian Institution. http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/bocas_database/search/species/4977. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
- ↑ Johannes von Hanstein (1865). "Die Gesneraceen des K. Herbariums und der Gärten zu Berlin, nebst monographischer Uehersicht der Familie im Ganzen" (in German, Latin). Linnaea 34 (4): 403. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/120061#page/407/mode/1up.
- ↑ Laurence Skog (April 20, 2009). "Columnea hirta". Tropicos.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/14000511?projectid=4. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
Wikidata ☰ Q5150214 entry
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