Columnea sanguinea
Also known as: Alloplectus aureonitens (Hook.) Stearn +14 more
- Alloplectus aureonitens (Hook.) Stearn
- Alloplectus cubensis (Urb.) Stearn
- Alloplectus sanguineus (Pers.) G.Don
- Alloplectus sanguineus (Pers.) Mart. ex Poepp.
- Besleria sanguinea Pers.
- Collandra atronitens G.Don ex Loudon
- Collandra aureonitens (Hook.) Hanst.
- Collandra phoenicea (Tussac) G.Don ex Loudon
- Collandra picta Klotzsch & Hanst.
- Collandra pilosa Lem.
- Collandra sanguinea (Pers.) Griseb.
- Columnea affinis C.V.Morton
- Columnea aureonitens Hook.
- Columnea cubensis (Urb.) Britton
- Columnea grandifolia Rusby
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Gesneriaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a epiphytic subshrub.
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Columnea sanguinea is a shrub belonging to the Gesneriaceae family. Naturally occurring in South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. It is part of the broad Columnea genus, encompassing over 200 species globally.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Haiti, Panama, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela