Reldia is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.[1] They are also in the Beslerieae tribe.[2]
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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: | Reldia Wiehler |
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They are native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá and Peru in South America.[1]
It contains the following species, according to Plants of the World Online;[1]
- Reldia alternifolia Wiehler
- Reldia calcarata L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
- Reldia grandiflora L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
- Reldia longipedunculata J.L.Clark
- Reldia minutiflora (L.E. Skog) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
- Reldia multiflora L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
The genus name of Reldia is in honour of Robert Louis Dressler (born 1927), an American botanist specialist of the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae family.[3] It was first described and published in Selbyana Vol.2 on page 124 in 1977.[1]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Reldia Wiehler | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Olmstead, Richard (12 April 2016). "A Synoptical Classification of the Lamiales" (PDF). Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Genus Reldia Wiehler". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
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