Phinaea is a genus of flowering plants in family Gesneriaceae. It contains three species native to the Americas, including western and central Mexico, Cuba and Haiti, and Colombia and northern Brazil.[1]
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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: | Phinaea Benth. (1876) |
| Species[1] | |
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Species
editThree species are accepted.[1]
- Phinaea albolineata (Hook.) Benth. ex Hemsl. – northeastern Colombia and northern Brazil (Pará)
- Phinaea multiflora C.V.Morton – western and central Mexico
- Phinaea pulchella (Griseb.) C.V.Morton – western Cuba and Haiti
- Phinaea pulchella var. domingensis (Urb. & Ekman) C.V.Morton – Haiti (Massif de la Hotte)
- Phinaea pulchella var. pulchella – western Cuba
Formerly placed here
edit- Amalophyllon divaricatum (Poepp.) Boggan, L.E.Skog & Roalson (as Phinaea divaricata (Poepp.) Wiehler)
- Amalophyllon ecuadoranum (Wiehler) J.L.Clark (as Phinaea ecuadorana Wiehler)
References
edit- ^ a b c Phinaea Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
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