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Gray's cyrtandra
Scientific Name: Cyrtandra grayi
Family: Gesneriaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Cyrtandra Genus and Cyrtandra grayi
Cyrtandra is a large genus of flowering plants containing approximately 600 species. Among them is Cyrtandra grayi, also known as Gray's cyrtandra.
Considerations for Pets
- As a shrub, Cyrtandra grayi may have woody stems that could pose a chewing hazard for some pets.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Cyrtandra grayi C.B. Clarke
- Common Name: Gray's cyrtandra
- Family: Gesneriaceae
- Synonyms:
- Cyrtandra lysiosepala (A. Gray) C.B. Clarke var. fauriei (Levl.) Rock
- Cyrtandra lysiosepala (A. Gray) C.B. Clarke var. grayi (C.B. Clarke) Rock
- Cyrtandra albula H. St. John
- Cyrtandra dytike H. St. John
- Cyrtandra fauriei H. Lv.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Cyrtandra grayi is a shrub.
- It is a perennial plant.
Additional Cyrtandra Species Mentioned
- Cyrtandra grayana (Pacific cyrtandra)
- Cyrtandra halawensis (toothleaf cyrtandra)
- Cyrtandra platyphylla A. Gray ('ilihia)
- Cyrtandra induta A. Gray
- Cyrtandra pulchella W.P. Rich ex A. Gray
- Cyrtandra samoensis A. Gray
- Cyrtandra wagneri Lorence & Perlman
Resources
- USDA PLANTS Database: http://plants.usda.gov
- Discover Life: Provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Cyrtandra grayi.
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): TSN 501950
- British Database of World Flora and Fauna
- The Plant List
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
- Australian Plant Name Index
- NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium
- Herbarium Pacificum Bishop Museum (BISH)
- Selby Botanical Garden, Sarasota, Florida