''Columnea'' is a

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of around 200

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herbs and shrubs in the family

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, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – usually red, yellow, or orange – sometimes resembling a fish in shape. A common name is flying goldfish plants (see also the related ''

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'') due to the unusual flower shape. The genus was named by

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after the Latinized spelling of the name of the 16th-century Italian botanist

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(Latin: ''Fabius Columnus''). The segregate genus '' Bucinellina'' is considered by many botanists a

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of ''Columnea''. A full list of the species now accepted in the genus, along with their synonyms, can be found at the World Checklist of Gesneriaceae.

Cultivation

''Columnea'' species grow as epiphytic plants in the wild and require bright light, good air circulation, and a well-drained growing medium that is allowed to dry out slightly between waterings. They are very tolerant of underpotting and seem to bloom best when potbound. Most are tropical plants and are easy to grow under indoor or greenhouse conditions but some species come from high altitudes and require cooler temperatures to grow well or bloom. Many of the species are seasonal bloomers, but

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s and

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s can be more or less continuously blooming. The hybrid ''Columnea'' × ''banksii'' has gained the

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Species

The species classified under ''Columnea'' include the following: *''

Columnea albiflora ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea aliena ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (C.V. Morton) C.V. Morton *''

Columnea allenii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea ambigua ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' (Urb.) B.D. Morley *''

Columnea ampliata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *''

Columnea angustata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *'' Columnea anisophylla'' DC. *''

Columnea antiocana ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' (Wiehler) J.F. Sm. *''

Columnea argentea ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Griseb. *'' Columnea arguta'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea asteroloma ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *''

Columnea atahualpae ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' J.F. Sm. & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea aurantia'' Wiehler *'' Columnea aurea'' Warsz., nom. nud. *'' Columnea bilabiata'' Seem. *'' Columnea billbergiana'' Beurl. *''

Columnea bivalvis ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' J.L. Clark & M. Amaya *'' Columnea brenneri'' (Wiehler) B.D. Morley *'' Columnea brevipila'' Urb. *'' Columnea byrsina'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea calotricha'' Donn. Sm. *''

Columnea capillosa ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea cerropirrana ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *''

Columnea chiricana ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Wiehler *''

Columnea chrysotricha ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *''

Columnea ciliata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea citriflora ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' L.E. Skog *'' Columnea cobana'' Donn. Sm. *''

Columnea colombiana ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea consanguinea'' Hanst. *'' Columnea coronata'' M. Amaya, L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *'' Columnea coronocrypta'' M. Amaya, L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *''

Columnea crassa ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea crassicaulis'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea crassifolia ''Columnea crassifolia'' is a species of Gesneriaceae that is native to Honduras and Mexico. References External links * * crassifolia Plants described in 1844 Flora of Mexico Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart {{Gesne ...

'' Brongn. ex Lem. *''

Columnea cruenta ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' B.D. Morley *'' Columnea cuspidata'' L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *'' Columnea dictyophylla'' Donn. Sm. *'' Columnea dielsii'' Mansf. *'' Columnea dimidiata'' (Benth.) Kuntze *'' Columnea dissimilis'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea domingensis ''Columnea domingensis'' is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. According to LiogierLA Flora De La Espanola, Volume 7. La flora de la Española · Issue 28 of Serie científica. Alain Henri Liogier. Publisher, Fernand Lanore, 1995. it ...

'' (Urb.) B.D. Morley *'' Columnea dressleri'' Wiehler *'' Columnea eburnea'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea elongatifolia ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea ericae'' Mansf. *'' Columnea erythrophaea'' Decne. ex Houll. *'' Columnea erythrophylla'' Hanst. *'' Columnea eubracteata'' Mansf. *''

Columnea fawcettii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' (Urb.) C.V. Morton *''

Columnea fernandezii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' M. Amaya *'' Columnea filamentosa'' L.E. Skog *'' Columnea filifera'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *'' Columnea filipes'' Oliver *''

Columnea fimbricalyx ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea flaccida ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Seem. *''

Columnea flava ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' Martens & Galeotti *'' Columnea flexiflora'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea florida'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea formosa'' (C.V. Morton) C.V. Morton *''

Columnea fritschii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Rusby) J.F. Sm. *''

Columnea fuscihirta ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea gallicauda ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' Wiehler *'' Columnea gigantifolia'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea glabra ''Columnea glabra'' is a species of plant that may be found growing in montane cloud forest habitats in Central and South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, wit ...

'' Oerst. *''

Columnea glicensteinii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' Wiehler *'' Columnea gloriosa'' Sprague *''

Columnea grandifolia ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Rusby *'' Columnea grisebachiana'' Kuntze *'' Columnea guatemalensis'' Sprague *''

Columnea guianensis ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea guttata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Poepp. in Poepp. & Endl. *''

Columnea harrisii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Urb.) Britton ex C.V. Morton *''

Columnea herthae ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' Mansf. *'' Columnea hiantiflora'' Wiehler *''

Columnea hirsuta ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Swartz, non Auct. *''

Columnea hirsutissima ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea hirta'' Klotzsch & Hanst. *''

Columnea hispida ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' Swartz *'' Columnea hypocyrtantha'' (Wiehler) J.F. Sm. & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea illepida'' H.E. Moore *''

Columnea inaequilatera ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Poepp. in Poepp. & Endl. *''

Columnea incarnata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea incredibilis ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea isernii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Cuatrec. *'' Columnea kalbreyeriana'' Masters *'' Columnea katzensteiniae'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *''

Columnea kienastiana ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Regel *'' Columnea kucyniakii'' Raymond *''

Columnea labellosa ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' H. Karst. *'' Columnea laevis'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea lanata'' (Seem.) Kuntze *'' Columnea lariensis'' Kriebel *'' Columnea lehmannii'' Mansf. *''

Columnea lepidocaula ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Hanst. *'' Columnea linearis'' Oerst. *''

Columnea longinervosa ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea lophophora ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Mansf. *''

Columnea lucifer ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' J.L. Clark *'' Columnea maculata'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea magnifica ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Klotzsch ex Oerst. *''

Columnea manabiana ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) J.F. Sm. & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea mastersonii'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *'' Columnea matudae'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea medicinalis'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *''

Columnea mentiens ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' B.D. Morley *''

Columnea microcalyx ''Columnea microcalyx'', called the goldfish plant or orange columnea, is a species of flowering plant in the genus ''Columnea'', native to southeast Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela. Its cultivar 'Superba' has gained the Royal Hor ...

'' Hanst. *''

Columnea microphylla ''Columnea microphylla'' is a species of Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didym ...

'' Klotzsch & Hanst. ex Oerst. *''

Columnea minor ''Columnea minor'' is a species of epiphytic flowering plants in the family (biology), family Gesneriaceae. It is found in Ecuador. References External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q15492714 Columnea, minor Epiphytes Flora of Ecuador ...

'' (Hook.) Hanst. *'' Columnea minutiflora'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea mira ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' B.D. Morley *'' Columnea moesta'' Poepp. in Poepp. & Endl. *''

Columnea moorei ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea nariniana'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea nematoloba ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea nervosa ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Klotzsch ex Oerst.) Hanst. *''

Columnea nicaraguensis ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Oerst. *''

Columnea oblongifolia ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Rusby *''

Columnea ochroleuca ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Klotzsch ex Oerst.) Hanst. *'' Columnea oerstediana'' Klotzsch ex Oerst. *'' Columnea orientandina'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea ornata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *''

Columnea ovatifolia ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea oxyphylla ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' Hanst. *''

Columnea pallida ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Rusby *'' Columnea panamensis'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea paramicola'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea parviflora'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea pectinata'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea pedunculata'' M. Amaya, L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *'' Columnea pendula'' (Klotzsch ex Oerst.) Hanst. *''

Columnea perpulchra ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea peruviana'' Zahlbr. *'' Columnea picta'' H. Karst. *''

Columnea polyantha ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *''

Columnea poortmannii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea praetexta'' Hanst. *'' Columnea proctorii'' Stearn *''

Columnea pubescens ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Griseb.) Kuntze *'' Columnea pulcherrima'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea pulchra'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *'' Columnea purpurata'' Hanst. *'' Columnea purpureovittata'' (Wiehler) B.D. Morley *''

Columnea purpurimarginata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea purpusii'' Standl. *''

Columnea pygmaea ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' J.L. Clark & J.F. Sm. *''

Columnea querceti ''Columnea querceti'' is a species of Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymoca ...

'' Oerst. *''

Columnea queremalensis ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' M. Amaya, L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *''

Columnea raymondii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea repens'' (Hook.) Hanst. *'' Columnea reticulata'' M. Amaya, L.E. Skog, C.E. González, & J.F. Sm. *'' Columnea rileyi'' (Wiehler) J.F. Sm. *'' Columnea ringens'' Regel *''

Columnea robusta ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *'' Columnea rosea'' (C.V. Morton) C.V. Morton *'' Columnea rubida'' (C.V. Morton) C.V. Morton *'' Columnea rubra'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea rubriacuta ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea rubribracteata'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea rubricalyx ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea rubricaulis'' Standl. *''

Columnea rubrocincta ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

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Columnea rutilans ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

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Columnea sanguinea ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Pers.) Hanst. *'' Columnea sanguinolenta'' (Klotzsch ex Oerst.) Hanst. *''

Columnea scandens ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' L. *'' Columnea schiedeana'' Schlechtend. *'' Columnea schimpffii'' Mansf. *''

Columnea segregata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – us ...

'' B.D. Morley *''

Columnea sericeo-villosa ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Suess. *'' Columnea serrata'' (Klotzsch ex Oerst.) Hanst. *'' Columnea silvarum'' C.V. Morton *'' Columnea skogii'' Amaya M. *''

Columnea spathulata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Mansf. *'' Columnea strigosa'' Benth. *'' Columnea subcordata'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea suffruticosa ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' J.F. Sm. & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea sulcata'' L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *'' Columnea sulfurea'' Donn. Sm. *''

Columnea tandapiana ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog & L.P. Kvist *'' Columnea tenella'' L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea tenensis ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) B.D. Morley *''

Columnea tenuis ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' Klotzsch ex Oerst. *'' Columnea tessmannii'' Mansf. *'' Columnea tincta'' Griseb. *''

Columnea tomentulosa ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

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Columnea trollii ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' Mansf. *'' Columnea tutunendana'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *''

Columnea ulei ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

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Columnea ultraviolacea ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' J.F. Sm. & L.E. Skog *'' Columnea urbanii'' W.T. Stearn *'' Columnea verecunda'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea villosissima ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

'' Mansf. *'' Columnea vinacea'' C.V. Morton *''

Columnea vittata ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored – ...

'' (Wiehler) L.E. Skog *'' Columnea xiphoidea'' J.F. Sm. & L.E. Skog *''

Columnea zebrina ''Columnea'' is a genus of around 200 species of epiphytic herbs and shrubs in the family Gesneriaceae, native to the tropics of the Americas and the Caribbean. The tubular or oddly shaped flowers are usually large and brightly colored &ndash ...

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References

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The Genera of Gesneriaceae
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The Gesneriad Reference WebWorld Checklist of Gesneriaceae
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