Christopheria

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: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Columneinae
Genus: Christopheria
Species: C. xantha
Name

Christopheria J.F.Sm. & J.L.Clark, Syst. Bot. 38(2): 453. (2013)

monotypic taxon

References

Smith, J.F. & Clark, J.L. 2013. Molecular phylogenetic analyses reveal undiscovered monospecific genera in the tribe Episcieae (Gesneriaceae). Systematic Botany 38(2): 451-463. DOI: 10.1600/036364413X666723 Paywall PDF Reference page.
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.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Christopheria in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Christopheria. Published online. Accessed: July 23 2020.

Christopheria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1]

Its native range is Northern South America.[1]

Species:[1]

Christopheria xantha (Leeuwenb.) J.F.Sm. & J.L.Clark

References

"Christopheria J.F.Sm. & J.L.Clark | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.