Biology:Columnea microcalyx

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Short description: Species of plant

Columnea microcalyx
Helena Christina van de Pavord Smits – Columnea microcalyx Hanst.jpg
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Columnea
Species:
C. microcalyx
Binomial name
Columnea microcalyx
Hanst.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Columnea microcalyx, called the goldfish plant or orange columnea, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Columnea, native to southeast Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela.[2] Its cultivar 'Superba' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

  1. Linnaea 34: 408 (1866)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Columnea microcalyx Hanst.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:378924-1. 
  3. "Columnea microcalyx 'Superba'". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/377798/Columnea-microcalyx-Superba/Details. Retrieved 25 November 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15492457 entry