Columnea microcalyx, called the goldfish plant or orange columnea, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Columnea, native to southeast Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela.[2] Its cultivar 'Superba' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Columnea |
| Species: | C. microcalyx
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References
edit- ^ Linnaea 34: 408 (1866)
- ^ a b "Columnea microcalyx Hanst". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Columnea microcalyx 'Superba'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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