Columnea domingensis
| Columnea domingensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Columnea |
| Species: | C. domingensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Columnea domingensis (Urb.) B.D. Morley
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Columnea domingensis is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. According to Liogier[1] it can be found in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti.
Etymology[edit]
The species has been given the specific epithet "domingensis", as it occurs on the island of Hispaniola. This island was historically called Santo Domingo, or Saint-Domingue. [citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ LA Flora De La Espanola, Volume 7. La flora de la Española · Issue 28 of Serie científica. Alain Henri Liogier. Publisher, Fernand Lanore, 1995.
External links[edit]
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