Chrysothemis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes nine species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico and Cuba through Central America and northern South America to central Brazil.[1]

Chrysothemis
Chrysothemis pulchella
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Chrysothemis
Decne. (1849)
Synonyms[1]
  • Skiophila Hanst. (1854)
  • Tussacia Rchb. ex Benth. (1846), nom. illeg.

Species

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Nine species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Chrysothemis Decne. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 August 2024.