Rhynchoglossum

Rhynchoglossum
Rhynchoglossum notonianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Rhynchoglossum
Blume
Type species
Rhynchoglossum obliquum
Blume
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Antonia R.Br. in Wall. (1832), non Pohl
  • Klugia Schltdl. (1833)
  • Loxotis [R.Br. in Wall., in syn., ex] Benth. (1835)
  • Glossanthus Klein ex Benth. (1835)
  • Knappia F.L.Bauer ex Steud. (1840)
  • Rhinoglossum Pritz. (1855).

Rhynchoglossum is a genus of plant in family Gesneriaceae. In recent times, members of the former genus Klugia are also included. Species within the broader genus are found in India, southern China to New Guinea and about three species in tropical America. The genus has a leaf arrangement that is termed as alternate-distichous and the leaves are asymmetric in shape. The flowers have two lips. The older genus Klugia had four stamens compared to the typical two but Klugia from southern India are found to be very close based on molecular evidence.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Anton Weber and Laurence E. Skog. "The Genera of Gesneriaceae". Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Mayer, Veronika; Michael Möller; Mathieu Perret and Anton Weber (2003). "Phylogenetic position and generic differentiation of Epithemateae (Gesneriaceae) inferred from plastid DNA sequence data". Am. J. Bot. 90 (2): 321–329. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.2.321.

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