Columnea is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – usually red, yellow, or orange – sometimes resembling a fish in shape. A common name is flying goldfish plants due to the unusual flower shape.
Kohleria is a New World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The plants are generally tropical herbs or subshrubs with velvety stems and foliage and brightly colored flowers with spots or markings in contrasting colors. They are rhizomatous and commonly include a period of dormancy in their growth cycle. The genus was revised in 1992 and was then recognized as having 19 species distributed in Central America and South America. phylogenetic in 2005 indicated that the epiphytic genus Capanea is derived from within Kohleria, and the two species of Capanea were subsequently transferred to Kohleria. The genus Pearcea is closely related.
Besleria is a genus of large herbs and soft-stemmed subshrubs or shrubs in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. It includes 176 species native to tropical southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.
Gasteranthus is a genus of 35 species of herbs and soft-stemmed subshrubs in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The species occur in Central America and South America, from southernmost Mexico to Bolivia. Numerous species are threatened with extinction, mainly due to deforestation. This is due to two reasons: For one thing, Gasteranthus species are native to countries in which destruction of primary forest runs rampant; also, these plants do not distribute well and therefore endemism is very frequent, for example on isolated mountain ranges.
Alloplectus is a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Gesneriaceae. A 2005 revision of the genus included five species, with the majority of species in the genus as traditionally circumscribed being transferred to Crantzia, Glossoloma, and Drymonia. Plants of the World Online currently accepts seven species.
Monopyle is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.
Nautilocalyx is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae. Its native range stretches from Costa Rica to southern Tropical America and to Trinidad. It is also found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela.
Trichodrymonia aurea is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Paradrymonia is a genus of flowering plants in family Gesneriaceae. It includes 11 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Honduras to Bolivia and northern Brazil.
Trichodrymonia binata is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Trichodrymonia hypocyrta is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
Trichodrymonia lacera, formerly Paradrymonia lacera, is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is a terrestrial or epiphytic herb endemic to western Ecuador. Its natural habitat is tropical moist foothill and montane forest from 500 to 1,000 meters elevation. It is known from two collections in Cotopaxi Province. It may be extinct in the wild, but has been cultivated.
Phinaea is a genus of flowering plants in family Gesneriaceae. It contains three species native to the Americas, including western and central Mexico, Cuba and Haiti, and Colombia and northern Brazil.
Trichodrymonia lineata is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is an epiphyte native to Costa Rica, Panama, and northwestern Colombia.
Glossoloma is a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 20 species which range from southern Mexico to Bolivia. The species in the genus were formerly placed in Alloplectus. They are subshrubs with the leaves clustered at the ends of branches, and tubular flowers.
Amalophyllon is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 13 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico through Central America to Venezuela and Peru.
Cremosperma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.
Cobananthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, with a single species Cobananthus calochlamys. It is a subshrub native to southern Mexico (Chiapas) and Guatemala. It is sometimes included in the genus Alloplectus, but molecular phylogenetic studies suggest that the two genera are not closely related, with Cobananthus more closely related to Alsobia.
Moussonia is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae. Its native range stretches from Mexico to Central America. It is found in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Panamá.
Drymonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 82 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico through Central America and northern South America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.
