Bellonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Cuba and Hispaniola.[2] They have floral characters suggesting that they are buzz pollinated.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Subfamily: | Gesnerioideae |
| Genus: | Bellonia L.[1] |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:[2]
- Bellonia aspera L. – Hispaniola
- Bellonia spinosa Sw. – Cuba and Hispaniola
References
edit- ^ Sp. Pl.: 172 (1753)
- ^ a b "Bellonia L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Clark, John L.; Roalson, Eric H.; Pritchard, Ross A.; Coleman, Cassandra L.; Teoh, View-Hune; Matos, Jesús (2011). "Independent Origin of Radial Floral Symmetry in the Gloxinieae (Gesnerioideae: Gesneriaceae) is Supported by the Rediscovery of Phinaea pulchella in Cuba". Systematic Botany. 36 (3): 757–767. doi:10.1600/036364411X583709. S2CID 86676772.