Stauranthera
Genus of Gesneriaceae plants
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Stauranthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Bangladesh, the Nicobar Islands, Assam, the eastern Himalayas, south-central and southeast China (including Hainan), Southeast Asia, and Malesia to New Guinea.[2] It is very close morphologically and genetically to Loxonia.[3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Subfamily: | Didymocarpoideae |
| Genus: | Stauranthera Benth. (1835)[1] |
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Species
Currently accepted species include:[2]
- Stauranthera argyrescens Hallier f.
- Stauranthera coerulea (Blume) Merr.
- Stauranthera floribunda F.Su, C.Y.Hao & K.Tan
- Stauranthera grandifolia Benth.
- Stauranthera ionantha Hallier f.
- Stauranthera novoguineensis B.L.Burtt
- Stauranthera parvifolia S.Moore
- Stauranthera umbrosa (Griff.) C.B.Clarke