Drymonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 82 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico through Central America and northern South America to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]

Drymonia
Drymonia strigosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Gesnerioideae
Genus: Drymonia
Mart. (1831)
Species[1]

82; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Anisoplectus Oerst. (1861)
  • Calanthus Oerst. ex Hanst. (1861)
  • Caloplectus Oerst. (1858)
  • Erythranthus Oerst. ex Hanst. (1861)
  • Macrochlamys Decne. (1849)
  • Polythysania Hanst. (1854)
  • Saccoplectus Oerst. (1858)

Species

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82 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Drymonia Mart. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 August 2024.