Crantzia is a plant genus in the family Gesneriaceae. Crantzia species grow in damp or wet forests, mostly on Caribbean islands. Some are epiphytes, others are subshrubs or herbaceous plants with fibrous roots.[3]
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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: | Crantzia Scop. |
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Several taxa from the Gesneriaceae genus Alloplectus have been reclassified as Crantzia.
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli named the genus after botanist and physician Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (1722–1799).[3]
References edit
- ^ "Crantzia cristata (L.) Scop.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 December 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ "Crantzia tigrina (H.Karst.) Fritsch". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 December 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ a b Weber, Anton; Skog, Laurence E. (2007-01-05). "Crantzia". The Genera of Gesneriaceae. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
External links edit
- Crantzia at The Plant List. Retrieved 30 December 2013.