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Gesneriaceae

Tibey-amarillo

Rhytidophyllum auriculatum Hook.

Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Rhytidophyllum

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Tibey-amarillo: flower of Rhytidophyllum auriculatum
Photo: Martin Reith, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
غزنرة أذينية
English
Tibey-amarillo

Synonyms

  • Gesneria auriculata (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Gesneria auriculata (Hook.) Kuntze
  • Gesneria grandis Spreng.
  • Gesneria plumierana (DC.) Kuntze
  • Gesneria plumieriana Kuntze
  • Rhytidophyllum auriculatum var. angustatum Urb.
  • Rhytidophyllum auriculatum var. genuinum Urb.
  • Rhytidophyllum auriculatum var. plumerianum (DC.) Urb.
  • Rhytidophyllum auriculatum var. stipulare (Urb.) Urb.
  • Rhytidophyllum plumerianum DC.
  • Rhytidophyllum stipulare Urb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub
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.