Vanhouttea | |
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Vanhouttea gardneri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Subfamily: | Gesnerioideae |
Genus: | Vanhouttea Lem. (1845)[1] |
Species | |
10; see text | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Houttea Decne. (1848), nom. illeg. |
Vanhouttea is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family Gesneriaceae, native to south-eastern Brazil. They are pollinated by hummingbirds.[3]
Species
Ten species are currently accepted.[2]
- Vanhouttea bradeana Hoehne
- Vanhouttea brueggeri Chautems
- Vanhouttea calcarata Lem.
- Vanhouttea fruticulosa (Glaz. ex Hoehne) Chautems
- Vanhouttea gardneri (Hook.) Fritsch
- Vanhouttea hilariana Chautems
- Vanhouttea lanata Fritsch
- Vanhouttea leonii Chautems
- Vanhouttea mollis Fritsch
- Vanhouttea pendula Chautems
References
- ^ Bull. Soc. Hort. Orléans 1: 346 (1845)
- ^ a b "Vanhouttea Lem". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Sanmartin-Gajardo, Ivonne; Sazima, Marlies (2005). "Espécies de Vanhouttea Lem. e Sinningia Nees (Gesneriaceae) polinizadas por beija-flores: Interações relacionadas ao hábitat da planta e ao néctar". Revista Brasileira de Botânica. 28 (3): 441–450. doi:10.1590/S0100-84042005000300003.