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Vanhouttea

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Vanhouttea
Vanhouttea gardneri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Gesnerioideae
Genus: Vanhouttea
Lem. (1845)[1]
Species

10; see text

Synonyms[2]

Houttea Decne. (1848), nom. illeg.

Vanhouttea is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family Gesneriaceae, native to south-eastern Brazil. They are pollinated by hummingbirds.[3]

Species

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Ten species are currently accepted.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Bull. Soc. Hort. Orléans 1: 346 (1845)
  2. ^ a b "Vanhouttea Lem". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ 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.