Gloxinia

Gloxinia perennis

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: Gloxiniinae
Genus: Gloxinia
Species: G. alterniflora – G. erinoides – G. major – G. perennis – G. xanthophylla

Name

Gloxinia L'Her., 1789.

• Typus: G. maculata L'Hér., nom. illeg. = Gloxinia perennis (L.) Fritsch

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anodiscus Benth.
  • Escheria Regel, Flora 32: 179, in syn. 1849.
  • Eucolum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. 98. 1796.
  • Fiebrigia Fritsch
  • Koellikeria Regel
  • Salisia Regel, Flora 32: 179. 1849, nom. illeg. non Lindl. (1839).

Homonyms

• Gloxinia Regel (1851) = Ligeria Decne.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northwest Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago Introduced into: Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• L’Héritier de Brutelle, C.L. 1789. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew 2: 331.

Additional references

• Clark J.L., Skog L.E., Boggan J.K. & Ginzbarg, S. 2020. Index to names of New World members of the Gesneriaceae (subfamilies Sanangoideae and Gesnerioideae). Rheedea: Official Journal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 190-256. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.14 PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Gloxinia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Gloxinia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Gloxinia. Published online. Accessed: July 26 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Gloxinia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 July 2020.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Глаксінія
suomi: Tulikit
Gaeilge: Glocsainia
русский: Глоксиния
svenska: Violgloxinia
українська: Глоксинія
中文: 大岩桐属

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