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Reldia
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reldia is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.[1] They are also in the Beslerieae tribe.[2]
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They are native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá and Peru in South America.[1]
It contains the following species, according to Plants of the World Online;[1]
- Reldia alternifolia Wiehler
- Reldia calcarata L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
- Reldia grandiflora L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
- Reldia longipedunculata J.L.Clark
- Reldia minutiflora (L.E. Skog) L.P. Kvist & L.E. Skog
- Reldia multiflora L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog
The genus name of Reldia is in honour of Robert Louis Dressler (born 1927), an American botanist specialist of the taxonomy of the Orchidaceae family.[3] It was first described and published in Selbyana Vol.2 on page 124 in 1977.[1]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[4]
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