Crantzia
Crantzia | |
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Close-up of Crantzia cristata in bloom | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Crantzia |
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Crantzia is a plant genus in the Gesneriaceae family. Crantzia species grow in damp or wet forests, mostly on Caribbean islands. Some are epiphytes, others are subshrubs or herbaceous plants with fibrous roots.[3]
Several taxa from the Gesneriaceae genus Alloplectus have been reclassified as Crantzia.
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli named the genus after botanist and physician Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (1722–1799).[3]
References
- ↑ "Crantzia cristata (L.) Scop.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 December 2013 – via The Plant List.
- ↑ "Crantzia tigrina (H.Karst.) Fritsch". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 December 2013 – via The Plant List.
- 1 2 Weber, Anton; Skog, Laurence E. (2007-01-05). "Crantzia". The Genera of Gesneriaceae. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
External links
- Crantzia at The Plant List. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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