Columnea microcalyx
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Columnea
Species:
C. microcalyx
Binomial name
Columnea microcalyx
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Columnea gloriosa Sprague
    • Columnea localis C.V.Morton
    • Columnea lutea Donn.Sm.
    • Columnea microcalyx var. macrophylla Donn.Sm.
    • Columnea salmonea Raymond
    • Columnea tuerckheimii Sprague

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. 1 2 "Columnea microcalyx Hanst". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Columnea microcalyx 'Superba'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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