Reldia is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.[1] They are also in the Beslerieae tribe.[2]
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Reldia multiflora | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Reldia Wiehler |
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They are native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá and Peru in South America.[1]
It contains the following species, according to Plants of the World Online;[1]
The genus name of Reldia is in honour of Robert Louis Dressler (b. 1927), an American botanist specialist of the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae family.[3] It was first described and published in Selbyana Vol.2 on page 124 in 1977.[1]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[4]
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