''Gloxinella'' is a
monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s belonging to the family
Gesneriaceae
Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Gesnerioideae), wi ...
. It only contains one species, ''Gloxinella lindeniana''
(Regel) Roalson & Boggan
It is native to
Colombia.
The genus name is in honour of
Benjamin Peter Gloxin (1765–1794), a German physician and botanical writer. The specific Latin
epithet of ''lindeniana'' refers to the Luxemburg born botanist
(1817-1898).
It was first described and published in Selbyana Vol.25 on page 227 in 2005.
References
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Gesnerioideae
Gesneriaceae genera
Plants described in 2005
Flora of Colombia