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Gesneriaceae

Rhytidophyllum tomentosum (L.) Mart.

Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Rhytidophyllum

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Rhytidophyllum tomentosum: cultivated, South Miami, Florida, USA. You can see the nectar pooling in the corolla. No wonder the hummingbirds like this plant.
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Codonophora lanceolata Lindl.
  • Gesneria grandis Rich.
  • Gesneria humilis L.
  • Gesneria tomentosa L.
  • Rhytidophyllum grande Linden mss. ex Hanst.
  • Rhytidophyllum tomentosum var. appendiculatum Urb.
  • Rhytidophyllum tomentosum var. nudum Urb.

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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.