Columnea hirta

Columnea hirta
Columnea hirta habitus
Columnea hirta inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Columnea
Species:
C. hirta
Binomial name
Columnea hirta

Columnea hirta is a species of flowering plants in the genus Columnea. They are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama but are widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Description

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Columnea hirta grows to a maximum height of 3 ft (0.91 m). Their trailing stems are covered with small red hairs. Their velvety leaves are dark green in color and ovate in shape. The profuse tubular flowers are orange to red-orange in color. They are 8 cm (3.1 in) in length and bloom all throughout the year.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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Columnea hirta is epiphytic. They are endemic to Costa Rica and Panama but are widely cultivated as an ornamental.[3]

Taxonomy

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Columnea hirta was first described by the German botanists Johann Friedrich Klotzsch and Johannes von Hanstein in 1865.[4] It is classified under the genus Columnea of the family Gesneriaceae.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Cynthia McKenney (2006). "Columnea hirta". Interiorscape Plants PicturePages database. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "Columnea hirta". Greenfingers Ltd. 2001. Retrieved February 14, 2012.
  3. ^ L.E. Skog & J.K. Boggan (2007). "World Checklist of Gesneriaceae". Department of BotanySmithsonian Institution. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Johannes von Hanstein (1865). "Die Gesneraceen des K. Herbariums und der Gärten zu Berlin, nebst monographischer Uehersicht der Familie im Ganzen". Linnaea (in German and Latin). 34 (4): 403.
  5. ^ Laurence Skog (April 20, 2009). "Columnea hirta". Tropicos.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved February 13, 2012.