Asteranthera

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Coronanthereae
Subtribus: Mitrariinae
Genus: Asteranthera
Species: A. ovata
Name

Asteranthera Hanst., Linnaea 26: 211. 1853 publ. 1854.

Type species: Asteranthera chiloensis Hanst., nom. inval. = Asteranthera ovata (Cav.) Hanst., Linnaea 34: 417. (1865)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America
Regional: Southern South America
Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Hanstein, J.L.E.R. v. (1853 publ. 1854) Linnaea. Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 26: 211.

Additional references

Clark J.L., Skog L.E., Boggan J.K. & Ginzbarg, S. 2020. Index to names of New World members of the Gesneriaceae (subfamilies Sanangoideae and Gesnerioideae). Rheedea: Official Journal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 190-256. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.14 PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Asteranthera in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 31. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Asteranthera. Published online. Accessed: Aug 31 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Asteranthera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 31.
Hassler, M. 2021. Asteranthera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Aug 31. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Asteranthera. Accessed: 31 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names
беларуская: Астерантера
עברית: אסטראנטרה
русский: Астерантера

Asteranthera is a monotypic plant genus in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the humid forests of Argentina and Chile. The sole species in the genus, Asteranthera ovata, is an evergreen scrambling vine. The plant has small rounded leaves with scalloped margins. The flowers are tubular and two-lipped, red with white markings. It blooms in the summer and can be grown as a climber or ground cover.
Species

Asteranthera ovata[1]

References

Michail Belov, Chileflora, retrieved 11 November 2016

Lord, Tony (2003) Flora: The Gardener's Bible : More than 20,000 garden plants from around the world. London: Cassell. ISBN 0-304-36435-5