Peltanthera | |
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D-G: Peltanthera floribunda D. Flower. E. Ovary. F/G. Anthers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: |
Peltanthera Benth. [2] |
Species: | P. floribunda
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Binomial name | |
Peltanthera floribunda | |
Synonyms | |
Of the genus: [2]
Of the species: [1]
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Peltanthera is a genus of flowering plants containing a single species, Peltanthera floribunda. [2] The genus was originally placed in family Loganiaceae [3] and has since been variously placed in Buddlejaceae, [4] Scrophulariaceae, [5] Gesneriaceae, [6] or in its own family Peltantheraceae. [5] [7] In 2016, it was considered by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group to be unplaced in any family, but within the order Lamiales, [8] while Christenhusz et al. in 2017 placed it in family Gesneriaceae as subfamily Peltantheroideae. [9] The placement in Gesneriaceae was accepted by Plants of the World Online as of March 2024 [update]. [2]
The plant is a tree with opposite leaf arrangement. [3] The leaves are large and elliptic in shape. It has white fragrant flowers in a cymose inflorescence with trichotomous branches. The calyx and corolla each have five lobes, and there are five stamens. The two locules of the ovary each contain many seeds. [3]