Bellonia aspera

Bellonia aspera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Gesneriinae
Genus: Bellonia
Species: Bellonia aspera

Name

Bellonia aspera L., Sp. Pl. 1: 172 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Columnea divaricata (Poepp.) Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 6: 405 (1847).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Dominican Republic, Haiti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 172. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2). 492 pp., MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bellonia aspera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bellonia aspera. Published online. Accessed: July 25 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Bellonia aspera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 July 2020.

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