''Achimenes grandiflora'' (Schltdl.) DC.DeCandolle, A. Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 7(2): 536. 1839. is a plant species in the genus ''

Achimenes ''Achimenes'' is a genus of about 25 species of tropical and subtropical rhizomatous perennial herbs in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. They have a multitude of common names such as magic flowers, widow's tears, Cupid's bower, or hot wat ...

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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), with ...

. It is native to Mexico and Central America, growing in mountainous regions from Chihuahua to Nicaragua. It is cultivated as an ornamental in other places because of its showy purple flowers.

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Gesnerioideae Flora of Mexico Flora of Guatemala Flora of Nicaragua Flora of Honduras Plants described in 1833 {{Gesneriaceae-stub