Columnea florida
| Columnea florida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Columnea |
| Species: | C. florida
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| Binomial name | |
| Columnea florida C.V.Morton
| |
Columnea florida is an epiphytic plant of the family Gesneriaceae and native to the neotropics. It was described in 1937 by C. V. Morton.[1] It is also known as Dalbergaria florida.
Description
As the flowers begin to develop, the leaves nearest to the inflorescences develop a pair of dime-size red spots near the far end of each leaf to guide hummingbirds to the flowers,[2] thus belatedly becoming bracts.
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