Cobananthus

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Cobananthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Gesnerioideae
Genus: Cobananthus
Wiehler[2]
Species:
C. calochlamys
Binomial name
Cobananthus calochlamys
(Donn.Sm.) Wiehler[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Alloplectus calochlamys Donn.Sm.
  • Columnea calochlamys (Donn.Sm.) C.V.Morton

Cobananthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, with a single species Cobananthus calochlamys.[3] It is sometimes included in the genus Alloplectus,[2] but molecular phylogenetic studies suggest that the two genera are not closely related, with Cobananthus more closely related to Alsobia.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Cobananthus calochlamys (Donn.Sm.) Wiehler", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-04-15
  2. ^ a b c "Cobananthus Wiehler", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-04-15