Cyrtandra cleopatrae is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae endemic to the Philippines. It is a tropical shrub having recaulescent inflorescences composed of multiple purpled flowers that emerge on the plant stem from stubby shoots.[3] It was first collected for science during a 1998[4] expedition sponsored by the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh,[3] from a location in Palawan called Cleopatra's Needle[4] (elev. 1550m),[5] thus the specific epithet "cleopatrae". The taxon was first published in the Edinburgh Journal of Botany in 2001.[1]
| Cyrtandra cleopatrae | |
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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: | Cyrtandra |
| Species: | C. cleopatrae
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtandra cleopatrae | |
References
edit- ^ a b Cyrtandra cleopatrae was originally published and described in Edinburgh Journal of Botany 58: 451. 2001. "Name - Cyrtandra cleopatrae H.J.Atkins & Cronk". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT). Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "TPL, treatment of Cyrtandra cleopatrae H.J.Atkins & Cronk". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and MOBOT. 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b Ida Maspero (2003). "On your windowsill, around the world" (PDF). The Botanicus (13). Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: 2–7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Plant Name Details for Cyrtandra cleopatrae". IPNI. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ Pelser, P.B.; J.F. Barcelona; D.L. Nickrent, eds. (1 October 2013). "Gesneriaceae: Cyrtandra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Co's Digital Flora of the Philippines. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
External links
edit- H. Atkins; Q. C. B. Cronk (November 2001). "The Genus Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) in Palawan, Philippines". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 58 (3). Cambridge University Press: 443–458. doi:10.1017/s0960428601000762.
- Herbarium specimens: From JSTOR Plant Science
- Map showing the location where living specimens of C. cleopatrae were collected: From the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Living Plant Collection (via dataset held at Global Biodiversity Information Facility, or GBIF.org)
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