Glossoloma

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Glossoloma
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Glossoloma ichthyoderma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Glossoloma
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Glossoloma is a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Gesneriaceae. The species in the genus were formerly placed in Alloplectus . [1] They are subshrubs with the leaves clustered at the ends of branches, and tubular flowers. [2]

Species

Species include: [3]

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References

  1. J. L. Clark (2005). "A monograph of Alloplectus (Gesneriaceae)". Selbyana. 25 (2): 182–209. JSTOR   41760463.
  2. Clark, J.L. (2009), "Systematics of Glossoloma (Gesneriaceae)", Systematic Botany Monographs, 88: 1–128, doi:10.2307/25592358, JSTOR   25592358
  3. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species , retrieved October 1, 2015