Championia
Genus of flowering plants
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Championia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae.[1] It contains a single species, Championia reticulata, a subshrub native to the humid lowland and montane rain forests of southwestern and central Sri Lanka.[2]
| Championia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Championia Gardner (1846) |
| Species: | C. reticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Championia reticulata Gardner (1846) | |
The species was described by George Gardner in 1846.[2]