Gesneriaceae

Alloplectus Mart.

First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 3: 53 (1829)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Costa Rica to W. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 7, 1972 Sherring, R.V. [s.n.] Grenada K000641588 Isotype Yes
Feb 7, 1972 Anderson [s.n.] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines K000641589 Unknown Type Material Yes
Trail Prof JWH [624] Brazil K:SPC-66141.000 No
Britton, N.L.; Cowell, J.F. [300] Saint Kitts and Nevis K000641585 Type Yes
Lloyd, F.E. [191] Dominica K000641587 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0