Nematanthus
Sign in to saveNematanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. All of its species are endemic to Brazil. Compared to other gesneriads, Nematanthus has leaves that are small, succulent, and hard-surfaced. The plant has a trailing, branching, and spreading habit; it is generally an epiphyte in nature and a hanging-basket plant in cultivation. The flower has fused petals. In some species, the flower has a "pouch" at the bottom. The fancied resemblance of such flowers to a goldfish gives these plants the common name goldfish plant or guppy plant.
Species
Sonqua Sunreed
PHYLUM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
FamilyGesneriaceae
Native toBrazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
Observations955
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Article
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Cultivation
- Cultivars
- Toxicity
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Nematanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. All of its species are endemic to Brazil. Compared to other gesneriads, Nematanthus has leaves that are small, succulent, and hard-surfaced. The plant has a trailing, branching, and spreading habit; it is generally an epiphyte in nature and a hanging-basket plant in cultivation. The flower has fused petals. In some species, the flower has a "pouch" at the bottom. The fancied resemblance of such flowers to a goldfish gives these plants the common name goldfish plant or guppy plant.
Hummingbirds will often feed from the nectar-filled "goldfish" flowers.