Bellonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Cuba and Hispaniola.[2] They have floral characters suggesting that they are buzz pollinated.[3]

Bellonia
Bellonia aspera botanical illustration
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Gesnerioideae
Genus: Bellonia
L.[1]
Species

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Species

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Currently accepted species include:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sp. Pl.: 172 (1753)
  2. ^ a b "Bellonia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ Clark, John L.; Roalson, Eric H.; Pritchard, Ross A.; Coleman, Cassandra L.; Teoh, View-Hune; Matos, Jesús (2011). "Independent Origin of Radial Floral Symmetry in the Gloxinieae (Gesnerioideae: Gesneriaceae) is Supported by the Rediscovery of Phinaea pulchella in Cuba". Systematic Botany. 36 (3): 757–767. doi:10.1600/036364411X583709. S2CID 86676772.