Columellia

Columellia is a group of plant species in the Columelliaceae described as a genus in 1794.^[2][3][4][5]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Columellia
Columellia oblonga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Bruniales
Family:	Columelliaceae
Genus:	Columellia Ruiz & Pav.
Type species
Columellia oblonga Ruiz & Pav.
Synonyms[1]
Uluxia Juss.

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Columellia is native to the Andes Mountains of western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia).^[1][6][7][8]

Species^[1]

1. Columellia lucida Danguy & Cherm. - Colombia, Ecuador, N Peru
2. Columellia oblonga Ruiz & Pav. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, W Bolivia
3. Columellia obovata Ruiz & Pav. - S Ecuador, Peru
4. Columellia subsessilis Schltr. - Bolivia
5. Columellia weberbaueri Schltr. - Peru