''Corytoplectus'' is a
genus in the plant family
Gesneriaceae. Plants from ''Corytoplectus'' are found in
Bolivia
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Brazil North,
Colombia
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Ecuador,
Guyana
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Mexico Southwest,
Peru,
Venezuela,
[ in the cloud-forests of the high cordillera.][ The genus contains c. 12 species.][ The genus differs from the closely related '' Alloplectus'' in having an erect umbellate inflorescence and berries.][ The type species is '' C. capitatus''.][
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Description
''Corytoplectus'' species are herbs or shrubs ranging from 0.5–2 m tall.[ The stems are erect and subquadrangular, but becoming quadrangular near the top.][ The fruit is a translucent ]berry
A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit, although many pips or seeds may be present. Common examples are strawberries, raspb ...
with dark striate (with parallel longitudinal ridges or lines) seeds. The leaves have dark green upper surfaces with veins which are paler. The inflorescences are mostly erect.[
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Etymology
According to Rodriques-Flores and Skog,[ ''Corytoplectus'' derives from the Latin (leather pouch) and (pleated or folded).][ They believe the name to be suitable, because, in profile, the calyces look like pleated leather pouches. However, an alternative view says that rather than deriving from the Latin , the name derives from the Greek (helmet), giving "pleated helmet".]
List of species
* '' Corytoplectus capitatus'' ( Hook.) Wiehler
* '' Corytoplectus congestus'' ( Linden ex Hanst.) Wiehler
* '' Corytoplectus cutucuensis'' Wiehler
* '' Corytoplectus deltoideus'' (C.V.Morton Conrad Vernon Morton (24 October 1905 – 29 July 1972) was an American botanist who did notable writings on Ferns. He was also a specialist in Gesneriaceae and Solanaceae for the Smithsonian Institution from 1928.
In 1938, botanists Standl. & ...
) Wiehler
* '' Corytoplectus grandifolius'' (Britton ex Rusby) Rodr.-Flores & L.E.Skog
* '' Corytoplectus longipedunculatus'' Rodr.-Flores & L.E.Skog
* '' Corytoplectus oaxacensis'' Ram.-Roa, C.Chávez & Rodr.-Flores
* '' Corytoplectus purpuratus'' Rodr.-Flores & L.E.Skog
* '' Corytoplectus riceanus'' (Rusby) Wiehler
* '' Corytoplectus schlimii'' (Planch. & Linden) Wiehler
* '' Corytoplectus speciosus'' (Poepp.) Wiehler
* '' Corytoplectus zamorensis'' (Linden & André) Rodr.-Flores & L.E.Skog
References
External links
Smithsonian Institution: Checklist of Gesneriaceae.
Retrieved 28 April 2018.
Flora of the Guianas: ''Corytoplectus''.
Retrieved 28 April 2018.
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Gesnerioideae
Gesneriaceae genera