Gesneriaceae

Tibey de cresta

Columnea ambigua (Urb.) B.D.Morley

Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Columnea

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Tibey de cresta (Columnea ambigua) — FlowerPhoto: Cy Stavros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Tibey de cresta

Synonyms

Alloplectus ambiguus Urb.
Alloplectus ambiguus var. chlorosepalus Urb.
Alloplectus ambiguus var. erythrosepalus Urb.
Alloplectus cristatus Stahl
Crantzia ambigua (Urb.) Britton
Ortholoma ambiguum (Urb.) Wiehler
Trichantha ambigua (Urb.) Wiehler

Flowers

In flower: August, November to May (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Cy Stavros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Emmett Serrano, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: cjziems, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Zoltán Stekkelpak, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Alex Doyle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SiphonophoreSlinger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SiphonophoreSlinger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Steven Bodzin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.