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Boea
Sign in to saveBoea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae, with species originating from Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
Species
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- With media
- 30
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Collections
- A, MO, NY, BPBM, ANSP, BRIT
- Recorded in
- China, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Vietnam, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia/Sarawak, Pg
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gesneriaceae
- Image
- Boea hygroscopica.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Boea
- topic's main category
- Category:Boea
- has fruit type
- capsule
- taxon name
- Boea
- taxon common name
- 牛耳草属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Cultivation
- Species
- References
Boea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae, with species originating from Australia, China, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos.
For example, B. hygroscopica, also known as the Queensland rock violet in Australia, occurs in Cape York Peninsula and Northeast Queensland as far south as Rockhampton, from elevation. It grows along creek beds, on moist banks, moss-covered rocks in rainforest, open forest, vine forest and gallery forest.
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