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Columnea domingensis

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Columnea domingensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Columnea
Species:
C. domingensis
Binomial name
Columnea domingensis
(Urb.) B.D. Morley

Columnea domingensis is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. According to Liogier[1] it can be found in the Dominican Republic and in Haiti.

Etymology

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The species has been given the specific epithet "domingensis", as it occurs on the island of Hispaniola. This island was historically called Santo Domingo, or Saint-Domingue. [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ LA Flora De La Espanola, Volume 7. La flora de la Española · Issue 28 of Serie científica. Alain Henri Liogier. Publisher, Fernand Lanore, 1995.
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