Gesneriaceae
Columnea purpurata
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Columnea
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 毛苦苣苔, 紫鲸鱼花
Synonyms
- Alloplectus viridis (C.V.Morton) D.N.Gibson
- Columnea cinnabarina C.V.Morton & Raymond
- Columnea viridis C.V.Morton
Flowers
- In flower
- July, September, November to March (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Daniel A. Monsalve Ortiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Letizia Weichgrebe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Benjamin ZELVELDER, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lena Struwe, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lena Struwe, 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). About our plant data.