Gesneriaceae
Tibey parasito
Columnea scandens
- Family
- Gesneriaceae
- Genus
- Columnea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tibey parasito
Synonyms
- Aponoa repens Raf.
- Columnea aripoensis Britton
- Columnea coccinea Hort. Angl. ex Hanst.
- Columnea fendleri Sprague
- Columnea jacquiniana C.Presl
- Columnea microcalyx var. fucata B.D.Morley
- Columnea repens Raf.
- Columnea rotundifolia Salisb.
- Columnea scandens f. martinicensis Stehlé
- Columnea scandens f. montserratensis Stehlé
- Columnea scandens var. aripoensis (Britton) C.V.Morton
- Columnea scandens var. australis C.V.Morton
- Columnea scandens var. fendleri (Sprague) B.D.Morley
- Columnea scandens var. typica Stehlé
- Columnea scandens var. vincentina C.V.Morton
- Columnea speciosa C.Presl
- Columnea tocoensis Britton
- Columnea tomentulosa var. tulae (Urb.) B.D.Morley
- Columnea tulae Urb.
- Columnea tulae var. flava Urb.
- Columnea tulae var. rubra Urb.
- Columnea villosa Willd.
- Glycanthes scandens (L.) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Matteo Bellucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Bonnie Isaac, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Prior, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cy Stavros, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karen Saunders, CC BY 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.