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Rufodorsia
Sign in to saveRufodorsia is a genus of epiphytic flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. The genus name refers to the reddish back of the upper lobes of the flower. It is native to montane cloud forest in Central America.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyGesneriaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Collections
- MO, US, BRIT
- Recorded in
- Panama
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Gesneriaceae
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- Rufodorsia
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- Distribution and habitat
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Rufodorsia is a genus of epiphytic flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. The genus name refers to the reddish back of the upper lobes of the flower. It is native to montane cloud forest in Central America.
==Description== Rufodorsia species are epiphytic perennial plants, with little-branched upright or hanging stems. The leaves are opposite and of similar sizes with a leathery blade. The inflorescence is an axillary cyme with one to ten flowers. The flowers are short, with fused petals forming a bell shape. The free ends of the petals (lobes) differ: the lowest is larger, making the flower appear two-lipped. The flower is whitish, except for the back of the upper two lobes which is reddish. There are four stamens, included within the flower. The fruit is an almost translucent white berry with fleshy pulp.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Rufodorsia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.