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Gesneriaceae

Arbol de Navidad

Gesneria pedunculosa (DC.) Fritsch

Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Gesneria

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Arbol de Navidad: Gesneria pedunculosa in the Botanischer Garten, Berlin-Dahlem
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Arbol de Navidad

Synonyms

  • Codonoraphia albiflora (Decne.) Oerst.
  • Conradia pedunculosa DC.
  • Conradia pedunculosa var. lutea Bello
  • Conradia pedunculosa var. pallida Bello
  • Gesneria albiflora (Decne.) Kuntze
  • Gesneria biflora Sessé & Moç.
  • Gesneria exogonia Sessé & Moç. ex DC.
  • Gesneria exogonia Sessé & Moç.
  • Pentaraphia albiflora Decne.
  • Pentaraphia longiflora O.F.Cook & G.N.Collins
  • Pentaraphia pedunculosa (DC.) Decne.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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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.