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Crantzia

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Crantzia
Close-up of Crantzia cristata in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Crantzia
Scop.
Species
Synonyms
  • Lophia Desv. (1825)
  • Lophalix Raf. (1838)
  • Heintzia Karst. (1848)
  • Prionoplectus Oerst. (1858)

Crantzia is a plant genus in the family Gesneriaceae. Crantzia species grow in damp or wet forests, mostly on Caribbean islands. Some are epiphytes, others are subshrubs or herbaceous plants with fibrous roots.[3]

Several taxa from the Gesneriaceae genus Alloplectus have been reclassified as Crantzia.

Giovanni Antonio Scopoli named the genus after botanist and physician Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz (1722–1799).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Crantzia cristata (L.) Scop.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 December 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  2. ^ "Crantzia tigrina (H.Karst.) Fritsch". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 December 2013 – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  3. ^ a b Weber, Anton; Skog, Laurence E. (2007-01-05). "Crantzia". The Genera of Gesneriaceae. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
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