Collomia biflora

Collomia biflora

Collomia biflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Gilieae
Genus: Collomia
Species: Collomia biflora

Name

Collomia biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Brand, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 36: 72 (1905)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Gilia biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F.Macbr. in Contr. Gray Herb. 56: 57 (1918)
  • Navarretia biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 433 (1891)
  • Phlox biflora Ruiz & Pav. in Fl. Peruv. 2: 17 (1799)
  • Polemonium biflorum (Ruiz & Pav.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 202 (1898)
• Heterotypic
  • Collomia biflora var. erythaeoides (Griseb.) Brand in Anales Univ. Chile 120: 190 (1907)
  • Collomia biflora var. lateritia (D.Don) Brand in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 250: 50 (1907)
  • Collomia biflora var. soehrensii (Phil.) Brand in Anales Univ. Chile 120: 190 (1907)
  • Collomia cavanillesii Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 34 (1830)
  • Collomia cavanillesii f. coccinea (Lehm. ex Lindl.) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 221 (1944)
  • Collomia cavanillesii f. lateritia (D.Don) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 224 (1944)
  • Collomia cavanillesii f. soehrensii (Phil.) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 227 (1944)
  • Collomia cavanillesii f. stenosiphon (Kunze) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 227 (1944)
  • Collomia cavanillesii f. unidentata (Bertero) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 227 (1944)
  • Collomia coccinea Lehm. ex Lindl. in Index Seminum (HBG, Hamburgensis) 1832: 4, 7 (1832)
  • Collomia erythraeoides Griseb. in Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 6: 130 (1854)
  • Collomia lateritia D.Don in R.Sweet, Brit. Fl. Gard. 6: t. 206 (1833)
  • Collomia linearis (Cav.) Phil. in Anales Univ. Chile 90: 217 (1895), nom. illeg. homonym. post.
  • Collomia linearis f. coccinea (Lehm. ex Lindl.) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 221 (1944)
  • Collomia linearis f. lateritia (D.Don) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 224 (1944)
  • Collomia linearis f. soehrensii (Phil.) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 227 (1944)
  • Collomia linearis f. stenosiphon (Kunze) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 227 (1944)
  • Collomia linearis f. unidentata (Bertero) Wherry in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 31: 227 (1944)
  • Collomia parviflora Hook. in Bot. Mag. 56: t. 2893 (1829)
  • Collomia soehrensii Phil. in Anales Univ. Chile 90: 218 (1895)
  • Collomia stenosiphon Kunze in Linnaea 24: 228 (1851)
  • Navarretia erythraeoides (Griseb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 433 (1891)
  • Navarretia stenosiphon (Kunze) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 434 (1891)
  • Phlox linearis Cav. in Icon. 6: 17 (1800)
  • Phlox unidentata Bertero in Mercurio Chileno 16: 743 (1829)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Argentina Northwest, Argentina South Regionalː Western South America Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile South Introduced into: Germany, New Zealand North, New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brand, (11905) Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik. Leipzig 36:72.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C.F.S. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 2, Asteraceae); ResearchGate (Vol. 2, pp. 1581–1627, Bignoniaceae) . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Collomia biflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 February 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Collomia biflora. Published online. Accessed: February 18 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Collomia biflora in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• español: Colomia roja, Coxínea

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