Biology:Columnea domingensis

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Columnea domingensis
ColumneaDomingensisFlower.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Columnea
Species:
C. domingensis
Binomial name
Columnea domingensis
(Urb.) B.D. Morley

Columnea domingensis is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. According to Liogier[1] it can be found in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti.

Etymology

The species has been given the specific epithet "domingensis", as it occurs on the island of Hispaniola. This island was historically called Santo Domingo, or Saint-Domingue. [citation needed]

References

  1. LA Flora De La Espanola, Volume 7. La flora de la Española · Issue 28 of Serie científica. Alain Henri Liogier. Publisher, Fernand Lanore, 1995.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15497057 entry