Burmeistera
Burmeistera is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. There are around 130 species distributed in Central and South America. This genus represents a rapid evolutionary radiation with species having diverged within only the last 2.6 million years.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCampanulaceae
Native toColombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela
Observations252
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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Burmeistera is a genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae. There are around 130 species distributed in Central and South America. This genus represents a rapid evolutionary radiation with species having diverged within only the last 2.6 million years.
These are herbs, shrubs, or lianas. Most have either green or yellow flowers with purple markings and inflated fruit pods.