Codonanthopsis dissimulata

Codonanthopsis dissimulata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Codonanthopsis
Species:
C. dissimulata
Binomial name
Codonanthopsis dissimulata
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
  • Codonanthe dissimulata H.E.Moore
Heterotypic Synonyms
  • Codonanthe dissimulata H.E.Moore

Codonanthopsis dissimulata is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte that grows in wet tropical biomes and is native to northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. It was first formally described in 1978.

Uses

It has been recorded as being used in Ecudor and Columbia as a traditional medicine to treat toothaches, headaches and ant stings.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Codonanthopsis dissimulata (H.E.Moore) Wiehler". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Codonanthopsis dissimulata (H.E.Moore) Wiehler". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
  3. ↑ Wiehler, Hans (December 1978). "Miscellaneous Transfers and New Species of Neotropical Gesneriaceae". Selbyana. 5 (1): 61–93. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
  4. ↑ Wiehler, Hans (November 1995). "Medicinal Gesneriads: 122 species of the rain forest plant family Gesneriaceae used medicinally in the Neotropics". Gesneriana. 1 (1): 98–120. Retrieved October 31, 2026.