Vanhouttea
Genus of Gesneriaceae plants
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Vanhouttea is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family Gesneriaceae, native to south-eastern Brazil. They are pollinated by hummingbirds.[3]
| Vanhouttea | |
|---|---|
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| Vanhouttea gardneri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Subfamily: | Gesnerioideae |
| Genus: | Vanhouttea Lem. (1845)[1] |
| Species | |
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10; see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Houttea Decne. (1848), nom. illeg. | |
Species
Ten species are currently accepted.[2]
- Vanhouttea bradeana Hoehne
- Vanhouttea brueggeri Chautems
- Vanhouttea calcarata Lem.
- Vanhouttea fruticulosa (Glaz. ex Hoehne) Chautems
- Vanhouttea gardneri (Hook.) Fritsch
- Vanhouttea hilariana Chautems
- Vanhouttea lanata Fritsch
- Vanhouttea leonii Chautems
- Vanhouttea mollis Fritsch
- Vanhouttea pendula Chautems