Cyrtandra albiflora

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Cyrtandra albiflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Cyrtandra
Species:
C. albiflora
Binomial name
Cyrtandra albiflora

Cyrtandra albiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Indonesia. [1] It is only found on Mount Hek on the island of Sulawesi. [2]

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Etymology

This species is named for its white flowers.

Proposed IUCN conservation category

Cyrtandra albiflora is known from a population on a single mountain, in an area without protection, and in a habitat that is known to be threatened, and so the describers of the species propose it should be recognised as Critically Endangered. [2]


References

  1. ↑ "Cyrtandra albiflora Karton. & H.J.Atkins". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. 1 2 Atkins, H. J.; Kartonegoro, A. (2021). "A Taxonomic Revision of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) in Sulawesi, Indonesia". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 78: 1–122. doi: 10.24823/EJB.2021.364 . S2CID   239680334.


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