Stauranthera Explained
Stauranthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Bangladesh, the Nicobar Islands, Assam, the eastern Himalayas, south-central and southeast China (including Hainan), Southeast Asia, and Malesia to New Guinea. It is very close morphologically and genetically to Loxonia.[1]
Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Stauranthera argyrescens Hallier f.
- Stauranthera coerulea (Blume) Merr.
- Stauranthera floribunda F.Su, C.Y.Hao & K.Tan
- Stauranthera grandifolia Benth.
- Stauranthera ionantha Hallier f.
- Stauranthera novoguineensis B.L.Burtt
- Stauranthera parvifolia S.Moore
- Stauranthera umbrosa (Griff.) C.B.Clarke
Notes and References
- Phylogenetic position and generic differentiation of Epithemateae (Gesneriaceae) inferred from plastid DNA sequence data . 2003 . Mayer . V. . Moller . M. . Perret . M. . Weber . A. . American Journal of Botany . 90 . 2 . 321–329 . 10.3732/ajb.90.2.321 . 21659123 .
- Web site: Stauranthera Benth. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 19 December 2020 .