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.[2] Plants of the World Online currently accepts seven species.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Alloplectus Mart. (1829) |
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Species
editSeven species are currently accepted.[1]
- Alloplectus aquatilis C.V. Morton
- Alloplectus calochlamys Donn.Sm.
- Alloplectus hispidus (Kunth) Mart.
- Alloplectus inflatus J.L. Clark & L.E. Skog
- Alloplectus spectabilis Wiehler ex L.E.Skog & Steyerm.
- Alloplectus tessmannii Mansf.
- Alloplectus weirii (Kuntze) Wiehler
Transferred species
edit- Alloplectus crenatilobus = Drymonia crenatiloba
- Alloplectus herthae = Glossoloma herthae
- Alloplectus martinianus = Glossoloma martinianum
- Alloplectus penduliflorus = Glossoloma penduliflorum
- Alloplectus tetragonus = Glossoloma tetragonum
References
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- ^ a b c d Alloplectus Mart. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ J. L. Clark (2005). "A monograph of Alloplectus (Gesneriaceae)". Selbyana. 25 (2): 182–209. JSTOR 41760463.
External links
edit- Alloplectus in A. Weber & L. E. Skog 2007, Genera of Gesneriaceae.
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