Gesneria calycina

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Gesneria calycina
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Gesneria
Species:
G. calycina
Binomial name
Gesneria calycina
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Gesneria calycina is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Gesneria calycina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T33870A9816200. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33870A9816200.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.