Rhynchoglossum

Rhynchoglossum is a genus of plant in family Gesneriaceae. In recent times, members of the former genus Klugia are also included. Species within the broader genus are found in India, southern China to New Guinea and about three species in tropical America. The genus has a leaf arrangement that is termed as alternate-distichous and the leaves are asymmetric in shape. The flowers have two lips. The older genus Klugia had four stamens compared to the typical two but Klugia from southern India are found to be very close based on molecular evidence.[2]

Rhynchoglossum
Rhynchoglossum notonianum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Rhynchoglossum
Blume
Type species
Rhynchoglossum obliquum
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]

Species

Species include:[3]

  1. Rhynchoglossum ampliatum (C.B.Clarke) B.L.Burtt
  2. Rhynchoglossum azureum (Schltdl.) B.L.Burtt
  3. Rhynchoglossum borneense Merr.
  4. Rhynchoglossum capsulare Ohwi ex Karton.
  5. Rhynchoglossum gardneri W.L.Theob. & Grupe
  6. Rhynchoglossum klugioides C.B.Clarke
  7. Rhynchoglossum lazulinum A.S.Rao & J.Joseph
  8. Rhynchoglossum mirabilis Patthar.
  9. Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt
  10. Rhynchoglossum obliquum Blume
  11. Rhynchoglossum omeiense W.T.Wang
  12. Rhynchoglossum saccatum Patthar.
  13. Rhynchoglossum spumosum Elmer

References
  1. Anton Weber & Laurence E. Skog. "The Genera of Gesneriaceae". Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  2. Mayer, Veronika; Michael Möller; Mathieu Perret & Anton Weber (2003). "Phylogenetic position and generic differentiation of Epithemateae (Gesneriaceae) inferred from plastid DNA sequence data". Am. J. Bot. 90 (2): 321–329. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.2.321. PMID 21659123.
  3. The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved October 1, 2015
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