Solenophora

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Gloxiniinae
Genus: Solenophora
Species: S. abietorum – S. australis – S. calycosa – S. chiapasensis – S. chiapensis – S. coccinea – S. endlicheriana – S. erubescens – S. glomerata – S. insignis – S. maculata – S. modesta – S. obliqua – S. obscura – S. pirana – S. purpusii – S. schleehaufii – S. toucana – S. tuerckheimiana – S. tuxtlensis – S. wilsonii
Name

Solenophora Benth., Pl. Hartw. 68. 1840.

Type species: Solenophora coccinea Benth.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Arctocalyx Fenzl, Sitzungsber. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Math.-Naturwiss. Cl. 1: 201. 1848.
Type species: Arctocalyx insignis (M.Martens & Galeotti) Fenzl
Hippodamia Decne., Rev. Hort. ser. 3. 2: 464. 1848.
Type species: Hippodamia insignis (M.Martens & Galeotti) Decne.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Mexico & Centro America
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Panamá

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Bentham, G. 1839–1857. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis mexicanas adjectis nonnullis Grahamianis enumerat novasque describit Georgius Bentham. 393 pp. Londini [London]. BHL Reference page. : 68

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Solenophora in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Solenophora. Published online. Accessed: Sep 08 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Solenophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Sep 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Solenophora. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 08. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. (Solenophora). Solenophora (Gesneriaceae). Accessed: 08 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names

Solenophora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Central America and southern Mexico.[2] Most of its species have limited, local distributions, but Solenophora calycosa is widespread.[3]
Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

Solenophora abietorum Standl. & Steyerm.
Solenophora calycosa Donn.Sm.
Solenophora chiapasensis D.N.Gibson
Solenophora coccinea Benth.
Solenophora endlicheriana (C.Heller ex Fenzl) Hanst.
Solenophora erubescens Donn.Sm.
Solenophora glomerata Weigend & Förther
Solenophora insignis (M.Martens & Galeotti) Hanst.
Solenophora maculata D.N.Gibson
Solenophora modesta Weigend & Förther
Solenophora obliqua Denham & D.N.Gibson
Solenophora obscura Hanst.
Solenophora pirana C.V.Morton
Solenophora purpusii Brandegee
Solenophora schleehaufii Weigend & Förther
Solenophora tuerckheimiana Donn.Sm.
Solenophora tuxtlensis Ram.-Roa & Ibarra-Manr.
Solenophora wilsonii Standl.

References

Pl. Hartw.: 68 (1840)
"Solenophora Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
Weigend, Maximilian; Förther, Harald (2002). "A Revision of the Central American Genus Solenophora (Gesneriaceae)". Harvard Papers in Botany. 7 (1): 37–78. JSTOR 41761769.