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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Alloplectus Mart. (1829) |
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Alloplectus is a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Gesneriaceae. A 2005 revision of the genus included five species, with the majority of species in the genus as traditionally circumscribed being transferred to Crantzia, Glossoloma, and Drymonia.2 Plants of the World Online currently accepts seven species.1
Species
Seven species are currently accepted.1
- Alloplectus aquatilis C.V. Morton
- Alloplectus calochlamys Donn.Sm.
- Alloplectus hispidus (Kunth) Mart.
- Alloplectus inflatus J.L. Clark & L.E. Skog
- Alloplectus spectabilis Wiehler ex L.E.Skog & Steyerm.
- Alloplectus tessmannii Mansf.
- Alloplectus weirii (Kuntze) Wiehler
Transferred species
- Alloplectus crenatilobus = Drymonia crenatiloba
- Alloplectus herthae = Glossoloma herthae
- Alloplectus martinianus = Glossoloma martinianum
- Alloplectus penduliflorus = Glossoloma penduliflorum
- Alloplectus tetragonus = Glossoloma tetragonum
References
References
- Alloplectus Mart. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- J. L. Clark (2005). "A monograph of Alloplectus (Gesneriaceae)". Selbyana. 25 (2): 182–209. JSTOR 41760463.