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Gesneriaceae

Drymonia coccinea (Aubl.) Wiehler

Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Drymonia

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Drymonia coccinea: A tree or liana of tropical South America. Here, on the Javary River between Brazil and Peru, it is known as Beso de Novia.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Alloplectus circinatus Mart.
  • Alloplectus circinnatus Mart.
  • Alloplectus coccineus (Aubl.) Mart.
  • Alloplectus coccineus var. fusco-maculatus Leeuwenb.
  • Alloplectus patrisii DC.
  • Alloplectus patrisii Miq. ex Decne.
  • Besleria coccinea Aubl.
  • Columnea circinata (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Columnea circinnata (Mart.) Kuntze
  • Columnea coccinea (Aubl.) Kuntze
  • Columnea patrisii (DC.) Kuntze
  • Crantzia circinata (Mart.) Fritsch
  • Crantzia circinnata (Mart.) Fritsch
  • Crantzia coccinea (Aubl.) Fritsch
  • Crantzia patrisii (DC.) Fritsch
  • Lophalix coccinea (Aubl.) Raf.
  • Macrochlamys miquelii Decne.
  • Macrochlamys patrisii (DC.) Decne.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.