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Glossoloma is a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 20 species which range from southern Mexico to Bolivia. The species in the genus were formerly placed in Alloplectus. They are subshrubs with the leaves clustered at the ends of branches, and tubular flowers.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderLamiales
  5. FamilyGesneriaceae

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Specimen records
130
With media
48
Family
Gesneriaceae
Collections
BRIT, NY, LSU, SRP, NHMUK, MO
Recorded in
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica

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Parent taxon
Gesneriaceae
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Glossoloma ichthyoderma (14486713751).jpg
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Glossoloma is a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 20 species which range from southern Mexico to Bolivia. The species in the genus were formerly placed in Alloplectus. They are subshrubs with the leaves clustered at the ends of branches, and tubular flowers.

==Species== 30 species are accepted. Glossoloma altescandens (Mansf.) J.L.Clark Glossoloma anomalum J.L.Clark Glossoloma baguense (L.E.Skog) J.L.Clark Glossoloma bicolor (Kunth) J.L.Clark Glossoloma bolivianum (Britton ex Rusby) J.L.Clark Glossoloma carpishense (J.L.Clark & I.Salinas) J.L.Clark Glossoloma chrysanthum (Planch. & Linden) J.L.Clark Glossoloma cucullatum (C.V.Montin) J.L.Clark Glossoloma grandicalyx (J.L.Clark & L.E.Skog) J.L.Clark Glossoloma harlequinoides J.L.Clark Glossoloma herthae (Mansf.) J.L.Clark Glossoloma ichthyoderma (Hanst.) J.L.Clark Glossoloma magenticristatum Glossoloma martinianum (J.F.Sm.) J.L.Clark Glossoloma medusaeum (L.E.Skog) J.L.Clark Glossoloma oblongicalyx (J.L.Clark & L.E.Skog) J.L.Clark Glossoloma panamense (C.V.Morton) J.L.Clark Glossoloma pedunculatum J.L.Clark Glossoloma penduliflorum (M.Freiberg) J.L.Clark Glossoloma purpureum (L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog) J.L.Clark Glossoloma pycnosuzygium (Donn.Sm.) J.L.Clark Glossoloma scandens J.L.Clark Glossoloma schultzei (Mansf.) J.L.Clark Glossoloma serpens (J.L.Clark & L.E.Skog) J.L.Clark Glossoloma sprucei (Kuntze) J.L.Clark Glossoloma subglabrum J.L.Clark Glossoloma tetragonoides (Mansf.) J.L.Clark Glossoloma tetragonum Hanst. Glossoloma velutinum Glossoloma wiehleri

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