Reldia

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: Beslerieae
Subtribus: Besleriinae
Genus: Reldia
Species: R. alternifolia – R. calcarata – R. grandiflora – R. longipedunculata – R. minutiflora – R. multiflora
Name

Reldia Wiehler, Selbyana 2(1): 124. (1977)

Type species: Reldia alternifolia Wiehler, Selbyana 2(1): 124 (-125), pl. 35A. (1977)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America
Regional: Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Regional: Central America
Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama

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

References
Primary references

Wiehler, H.J. 1977. Selbyana, the journal of the Mary Selby Botanical Gardens 2(1): 124.

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. 2020. Reldia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 14. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Reldia. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 14 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Reldia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug. 14.

Vernacular names

Reldia is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It contains the following species:

Reldia alternifolia Wiehler
Reldia calcarata L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
Reldia grandiflora L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
Reldia minutiflora (L.E. Skog) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
Reldia multiflora L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog