Araújo, Diogo;Alves, Marccus
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
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 291
- With media
- 69
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Collections
- NCSC, UCONN, USF, CEPLAC, US, ESALQ
- Recorded in
- United States, Brasil, Brazil, Venezuela
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Gesneriaceae
- Image
- Nematanthus gregarius1.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nematanthus
- taxon name
- Nematanthus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Nematanthus
- taxon common name
- 袋鼠花属
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Species
- Cultivation
- Cultivars
- Toxicity
- References
- External links
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.
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