Gloxinella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It only contains one species, Gloxinella lindeniana (Regel) Roalson & Boggan [1]
Gloxinella | |
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Gloxinella lindeniana, the sole member of the genus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Gloxinella (H.E.Moore) Roalson & Boggan |
It is native to Colombia.[1]
The genus name is in honour of Benjamin Peter Gloxin (1765–1794), a German physician and botanical writer.[2] The specific Latin epithet of lindeniana refers to the Luxemburg born botanist Jean Jules Linden (1817-1898).[3]
It was first described and published in Selbyana Vol.25 on page 227 in 2005.[1]
Taxon identifiers | |
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Gloxinella |
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Kohleria sect. Gloxinella |
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