Glossoloma is a genus of Neotropical plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 20 species which range from southern Mexico to Bolivia.[1] The species in the genus were formerly placed in Alloplectus.[2] They are subshrubs with the leaves clustered at the ends of branches, and tubular flowers.[3]

Glossoloma
Glossoloma ichthyoderma
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Glossoloma
Hanst. (1853)

Species

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30 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Glossoloma Hanst. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ J. L. Clark (2005). "A monograph of Alloplectus (Gesneriaceae)". Selbyana. 25 (2): 182–209. JSTOR 41760463.
  3. ^ Clark, J.L. (2009), "Systematics of Glossoloma (Gesneriaceae)", Systematic Botany Monographs, 88: 1–128, JSTOR 25592358