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Cyrtandra biflora

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Cyrtandra biflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Cyrtandra
Species:
C. biflora
Binomial name
Cyrtandra biflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Besleria biflora G.Forst.
  • Cyrtandra parksii Setch.

Cyrtandra biflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tahiti.[1] The first species collected in its genus, it was collected (and described) by Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg Forster, botanists on the second voyage of James Cook.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Cyrtandra biflora J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  2. ^ Hansen, Bertel; Wagner, Peter (1998). "A Catalogue of the Herbarium Specimens from Captain Cook's First and Second Expeditions Housed in the Copenhagen Herbarium (C)". Allertonia. 7 (5): 307–357. JSTOR 23189184.