Vanhouttea is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family Gesneriaceae, native to southeast Brazil. They are pollinated by hummingbirds.[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 |
| Subfamily: | Gesnerioideae |
| Genus: | Vanhouttea Lem.[1] |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Houttea Decne. | |
Species edit
Currently accepted species include:
- Vanhouttea bradeana Hoehne
- Vanhouttea brueggeri Chautems
- Vanhouttea calcarata Lem.
- Vanhouttea fruticulosa (Glaz. ex Hoehne) Chautems
- Vanhouttea gardneri (Hook.) Fritsch
- Vanhouttea hilariana Chautems
- Vanhouttea lanata Fritsch
- Vanhouttea leonii Chautems
- Vanhouttea mollis Fritsch
- Vanhouttea pendula Chautems
References edit
- ^ Bull. Soc. Hort. Orléans 1: 346 (1845)
- ^ "Vanhouttea Lem". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Sanmartin-Gajardo, Ivonne; Sazima, Marlies (2005). "Espécies de Vanhouttea Lem. e Sinningia Nees (Gesneriaceae) polinizadas por beija-flores: Interações relacionadas ao hábitat da planta e ao néctar". Revista Brasileira de Botânica. 28 (3): 441–450. doi:10.1590/S0100-84042005000300003.