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Vanhouttea

Vanhouttea is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family Gesneriaceae, native to south-eastern Brazil. They are pollinated by hummingbirds.

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Vanhouttea
Vanhouttea gardneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Gesnerioideae
Genus: Vanhouttea
Lem. (1845)1
Species

10; see text

Synonyms2

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

References

  1. Bull. Soc. Hort. Orléans 1: 346 (1845)
  2. "Vanhouttea Lem". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. 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.