Cyrtandra biflora

Cyrtandra biflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Gesneriaceae
Genus:	Cyrtandra
Species:	C. biflora
Binomial name
	Cyrtandra biflora; J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
Synonyms
	Besleria bifloraG.Forst.; Cyrtandra parksiiSetch.;

Last updated December 02, 2025

Cyrtandra biflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tahiti.^[1] The first species collected in its genus, it was collected (and described) by Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg Forster, botanists on the second voyage of James Cook.^[2]

References

1 2 "Cyrtandra biflora J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 12 December 2021.
↑ Hansen, Bertel; Wagner, Peter (1998). "A Catalogue of the Herbarium Specimens from Captain Cook's First and Second Expeditions Housed in the Copenhagen Herbarium (C)". Allertonia. 7 (5): 307–357. JSTOR 23189184.

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[379337-1-1] 1 2 "Cyrtandra biflora J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 12 December 2021.

[2] Hansen, Bertel; Wagner, Peter (1998). "A Catalogue of the Herbarium Specimens from Captain Cook's First and Second Expeditions Housed in the Copenhagen Herbarium (C)". Allertonia. 7 (5): 307–357. JSTOR 23189184.

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