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Cyrtandra albiflora

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Species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae

Cyrtandra albiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Cyrtandra
Species: C. albiflora
Binomial name
Cyrtandra albiflora
Karton. & H.J.Atkins

Cyrtandra albiflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Indonesia. It is only found on Mount Hek on the island of Sulawesi.

Etymology

This species is named for its white flowers.

Proposed IUCN conservation category

Cyrtandra albiflora is known from a population on a single mountain, in an area without protection, and in a habitat that is known to be threatened, and so the describers of the species propose it should be recognised as Critically Endangered.


References

  1. "Cyrtandra albiflora Karton. & H.J.Atkins". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  2. ^ Atkins, H. J.; Kartonegoro, A. (2021). "A Taxonomic Revision of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) in Sulawesi, Indonesia". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 78: 1–122. doi:10.24823/EJB.2021.364. S2CID 239680334.
Taxon identifiers
Cyrtandra albiflora


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