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Cyrtandra ×ramosissima
Scientific Name: Cyrtandra ×ramosissima
Family: Gesneriaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Tree, Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Cyrtandra ramosissima
Cyrtandra ramosissima is a plant species first described by Rock. The text also mentions the name "Cyrtandra x ramosissima Rock (pro sp.)".
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Phylum: Anthophyta
- Class: Dicotyledoneae
- Order: Scrophulariales (also mentioned as Lamiales)
- Family: Gesneriaceae
- Genus: Cyrtandra J.R. Forst. & G. Forst
- Species: Cyrtandra ramosissima
- Synonyms/Alternative Names: Cyrtandra x ramosissima Rock (pro sp.)
Distribution and Habitat
Based on the provided text, distribution maps indicate that the plant exists in some region; however, specific locations were not available.
Morphological Characteristics
- The text mentions the Hawaiian Cyrtandra ramosissima Rock n. sp. as a tree reaching 5 m (approximately 16 feet) or more in height.
- One entry describes *Cyrtandra Hillii LBvl as having "rami brunnei folia late ovata," or brown branches and broad ovate leaves.
- Another entry says that the plant is "Frutex ramosissima rami densissime hirto-pilosi folia vix petiolata, petiolo hirsuto, late ovata," meaning a very branched shrub with densely hirsute-pilose branches with barely petiolate, hirsute, broad ovate leaves.
Ecological Role
The text mentions the plant in proximity to *Cyrtandra ramosissima *Scaevola kilaueae *Ophioglossum; however, there is no information on its interactions.
Further Information
- Discover Life
- Tropicos
- The Plant List
- IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
- NYBG Virtual Herbarium
- NatureWatch NZ
- Flickr
- NaturaLista
- PhytoImages.siu.edu
- DiversityOfLife.org
- FossilFlowers.org
- Honduras Silvestre