Gloxinella
| Gloxinella | |
|---|---|
| Gloxinella lindeniana, the sole member of the genus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Gloxinella (H.E.Moore) Roalson & Boggan |
Gloxinella is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It only contains one species, Gloxinella lindeniana (Regel) Roalson & Boggan
It is native to Colombia.
The genus name is in honour of Benjamin Peter Gloxin (1765–1794), a German physician and botanical writer. The specific Latin epithet of lindeniana refers to the Luxemburg born botanist Jean Jules Linden (1817-1898).
It was first described and published in Selbyana Vol.25 on page 227 in 2005.
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