columnea

columnea: /keuh lum"nee euh/, n.

any of various vines or shrubs of the genus Columnea, native to tropical America, that have tubular, showy, two-lipped flowers and are often cultivated as houseplants.

[ < NL (Linnaeus), equiv. to column(a), Latinized form of Fabio Colonna (1567-ca. 1640), Italian writer on plants + -ea -EA]

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Columnea — crassifolia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Columnĕa — (C. L.), Pflanzengattung nach Colonna 15) genannt, aus der Familie der Gesneraceae Gesnereae Beslerieae, 2. Ordn. 14. Kl. L, Arten: C. hirsuta, C. hispida, C. rutilans, C. scandens, C. ovata, südamerikanische Pflanzen; C. stellata, in Cochinchina … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Columnea — Columnea … Wikipedia Español
columnea — noun tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Columnea * * *… … Useful english dictionary
Columnea — ID 20842 Symbol Key COLUM Common Name columnea Family Gesneriaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit N/A Dura … USDA Plant Characteristics
Columnea L. — Symbol COLUM Common Name columnea Botanical Family Gesneriaceae … Scientific plant list
Columnea consanguinea — Columnea consanguinea … Википедия
Columnea glabra — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Columnea flexiflora — Conservation status Endangered ( … Wikipedia
Columnea orientandina — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia

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