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Corytoplectus
Sign in to saveCorytoplectus is a genus in the plant family Gesneriaceae. Plants from Corytoplectus are found in Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, southwestern Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, in the cloud-forests of the high cordillera. The genus contains c. 12 species. The genus differs from the closely related Alloplectus in having an erect umbellate inflorescence and berries. The type species is C. capitatus.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyGesneriaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 59
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Collections
- UCR, NY, MO, B, F
- Recorded in
- Peru, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gesneriaceae
- Image
- Corytoplectus capitatus - JBM.jpg
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- taxon name
- Corytoplectus
- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Corytoplectus
- topic's main category
- Category:Corytoplectus
- taxon common name
- 晶果岩桐属
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
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Corytoplectus is a genus in the plant family Gesneriaceae. Plants from Corytoplectus are found in Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, southwestern Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, in the cloud-forests of the high cordillera. The genus contains c. 12 species. The genus differs from the closely related Alloplectus in having an erect umbellate inflorescence and berries. The type species is C. capitatus.
==Description== Corytoplectus species are herbs or shrubs ranging from 0.5–2 m tall. The stems are erect and subquadrangular, but becoming quadrangular near the top. The fruit is a translucent berry with dark striate (with parallel longitudinal ridges or lines) seeds. The leaves have dark green upper surfaces with veins which are paler. The inflorescences are mostly erect.
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