Columnea microcalyx

Columnea microcalyx
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Columnea
Species:
C. microcalyx
Binomial name
Columnea microcalyx
Synonyms
List
    • Columnea gloriosa Sprague
    • Columnea localis C.V.Morton
    • Columnea lutea Donn.Sm.
    • Columnea microcalyx var. macrophylla Donn.Sm.
    • Columnea salmonea Raymond
    • Columnea tuerckheimii Sprague

Columnea microcalyx, called the goldfish plant or orange columnea, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Columnea, native to southeast Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela. Its cultivar 'Superba' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. ↑ Linnaea 34: 408 (1866)
  2. 1 2 "Columnea microcalyx Hanst". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Columnea microcalyx 'Superba'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 November 2020.