''Phinaea'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in family

Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), 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 Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Ges ...

. It contains three species native to the Americas, including western and central Mexico, Cuba and Haiti, and Colombia and northern Brazil.

Species

Three species are accepted. * ''

Phinaea albolineata ''Phinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in family Gesneriaceae. It contains three species native to the Americas, including western and central Mexico, Cuba and Haiti, and Colombia and northern Brazil. Species Three species are accepted. * ' ...

'' – northeastern Colombia and northern Brazil (Pará) * ''

Phinaea multiflora ''Phinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in family Gesneriaceae. It contains three species native to the Americas, including western and central Mexico, Cuba and Haiti, and Colombia and northern Brazil. Species Three species are accepted. * ' ...

'' – western and central Mexico * ''

Phinaea pulchella ''Phinaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in family Gesneriaceae. It contains three species native to the Americas, including western and central Mexico, Cuba and Haiti, and Colombia and northern Brazil. Species Three species are accepted. * ' ...

'' – western Cuba and Haiti ** ''Phinaea pulchella'' var. ''domingensis'' – Haiti (

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) ** ''Phinaea pulchella'' var. ''pulchella'' – western Cuba

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Amalophyllon divaricatum ''Amalophyllon'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 13 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico through Central America to Venezuela and Peru. Species 13 species are acce ...

'' (as ''Phinaea divaricata'' ) *''

Amalophyllon ecuadoranum ''Amalophyllon ecuadoranum'' is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests from 500 to 1,000 meters elevation. The species was first described as ''Phinaea ecua ...

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Phinaea ecuadorana ''Amalophyllon ecuadoranum'' is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is tropical moist montane forests from 500 to 1,000 meters elevation. The species was first described as ''Phinaea ecua ...

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References

External links

World Checklist of Gesneriaceae

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The Genera of Gesneriaceae
Gesnerioideae Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Gesneriaceae genera Flora of the Americas Taxa described in 1876 Taxa named by George Bentham {{Gesneriaceae-stub