Cobananthus

Cobananthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, with a single species Cobananthus calochlamys.^[3] It is a subshrub native to southern Mexico (Chiapas) and Guatemala. It is sometimes included in the genus Alloplectus,^[1] but molecular phylogenetic studies suggest that the two genera are not closely related, with Cobananthus more closely related to Alsobia.^[4][5]

Cobananthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Gesneriaceae
Subfamily:	Gesnerioideae
Genus:	Cobananthus Wiehler[1]
Species:	C. calochlamys
Binomial name
Cobananthus calochlamys (Donn.Sm.) Wiehler[2]
Synonyms[1]
Alloplectus calochlamys Donn.Sm. Columnea calochlamys (Donn.Sm.) C.V.Morton