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68 Neomortonia
Scientific Name Neomortonia
Location Peru
Comments This plant demonstrates the long, brightly colored corolla common in the neotropical members of the Gesneriaceae.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Copyright © 1998
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Image Content Specimen(s)
ALT Text Neomortonia
ID 68
3089 Streptocarpus cotyledon
Scientific Name Streptocarpus
Comments Unequal cotyledon expansion becomes extreme in some members of the Gesneriaceae as shown here with Streptocarpus. The cotyledon is the entire vegetative portion of the plant.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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ALT Text Streptocarpus cotyledon
ID 3089
3101 Columnea densibracteata from Ecuador
Scientific Name Columnea densibracteata
Location Ecuador
Comments The brightly colored undersides of the leaves are believed to act as an additional signal to attract pollinators to the contrasting yellow flowers.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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ALT Text Columnea densibracteata from Ecuador
ID 3101
4683 Cyrtandra oxybapha from Hawaii
Scientific Name Cyrtandra oxybapha
Location Hawai'i
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Title cyrtoxy.jpeg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Specimen(s)
ALT Text Cyrtandra oxybapha from Hawaii
ID 4683
5128 Cyrtandra hawaiiensis X Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
Scientific Name Cyrtandra hawaiiensis X Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
Location Hawai'i
Comments The Hawaiian species of Cyrtandra represent an intriguing evolutionary story in that all 54 species are found only on the Hawaiian islands and have resulted in 75 interspecific, naturally occurring hybrids.
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Body Part flower
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Creation Date 1998
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Title cyrthawaii.jpeg
Image Type Photograph
Image Content Body Parts
ALT Text Cyrtandra hawaiiensis X Cyrtandra calpidicarpa
ID 5128
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