GESNERIACEAE

Baksh-Comeau, Yasmin S., Maharaj, Shobha S., Adams, Dennis, Harris, Stephen A., Filer, Denis L. & Hawthorne, William D., 2016, An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical ‘ hotspots’, Phytotaxa 250 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

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Achimenes longiflora DC., Prodr. 7: 536 (1839) Exotic.

Besleria longipes Urban, Fedde, Repert. View in CoL 17: 165 (1921) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Moist shady places. IUCN: NE. Star: BK. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Debe Valley, Britton et al. 1750 (TRIN 9456); Tucuche, Britton et al. 1279 (TRIN 10074); Maracas, sine coll. (TRIN 14644). Global range: Venezuela.

Besleria seitzii Krug & Urban, Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. View in CoL Berlin 1: 325 (1897) Habit: Shrub. Habitat: Moist shady places. IUCN: VU. Star: BK. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Easterfield, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 13551); Main Ridge, Broadway s.n. (TRIN); Caledonia, Broadway s.n. (TRIN); Pigeon Hill, Sandwith 1805 (K). Global range: Endemic to Tobago.

Chrysothemis pulchella (Donn ex Sims) Decne., Rev. Hort. View in CoL [Paris]. Ser. III, 3: 242 (1849) Syn: Besleria pulchella Donn ex Sims View in CoL ; Tussacia pulchella (Donn ex Sims) Rchb. ex Walp. Habit View in CoL : Herb. Habitat: Moist shady places. IUCN: N/A. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot View in CoL ; North central coast. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 3% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 7% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Between Parlatuvier and Bloody Bay, Sandwith 1895 (K). TRINIDAD: Lopinot to La Pastora, Adams 13782 (TRIN); Guanapo Heights Road, Davidse 2447 (MO); Cumaca Road, sine coll. (TRIN 14169). Global range: Widespread in Central and South America and the Caribbean.

Codonanthe caribaea Urban, Symb. Antill. 2: 365 (1901) Syn: Codonanthe eggersii Urban ; Codonanthe triplinervia Britton ; Codonanthe triplinervia Britton var. latifolia C.V.Morton ; Codonanthe triplinervia Britton var. purpurea C.V.Morton ; Codonanthe triplinervia Britton var. triplinervia Britton Habit : Epiphyte. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Maracas-Tucuche; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 38% RBS samples; Vegnum 2: 50% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Morne d’Or, Eggers 5848 (NY); Roxborough-Parlatuvier Road, near 3 m. p., Sandwith 1761 (K). TRINIDAD: Tucuche, Simmonds s.n. (TRIN 14061); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway 6787 (BM), Simmonds s.n. (TRIN 13796); Mt. Aripo, sine coll. (TRIN 14447); Tamana forests, Broadway 9340 (BM); Ortoire River, Britton et al. 2543 (GH, NY, TRIN). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Venezuela.

Codonanthe crassifolia (Focke) C.V.Morton, Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. View in CoL 18: 1159 (1938) Syn:

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Phytotaxa 250 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press • 229 Codonanthe confusa Sandwith ; Episcia hookeri Hanst. ; Hypocyrta crassifolia Focke Common Name : Salvaje. Habit: Epiphyte. Habitat: Forest and open savanna. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Aripo Heights; Brasso Seco; Catshill-Basse Terre; Cumaca; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Guanapo-Chaguaramal; Rio Claro-Mayaro; Trinity Hills. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 16% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 5% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: St. Anns, Broadway s.n. (BM); Maracas Bay, Broadway 9245 (BM); Santa Cruz, Hart s.n. (TRIN 7008); Maracas Valley, Britton & Hazen 1633 (K); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, Broadway s.n. (BM); Valencia, Britton s.n., (TRIN 9248); Oropuche Local Road, Broadway 6175 (BM), Broadway 6926 (BM); Quare River forests, Broadway 7486 (BM); Cumaca, Adams 13309 (TRIN); Cumaca Road, sine coll. (TRIN 14232); Long Stretch, sine coll. (TRIN 14366); Melajo Reserve, sine coll. (TRIN 13779); Mt. Tamana, Broadway 7974 (BM); Carapichaima, sine coll. (TRIN 5706). Global range: Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Columnea rotundifolia Salisb., Parad. Lond. 1: t. 29 (1806) Habit : Epiphyte. Star: ??. RBS Vegetation Classes : Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Buchanan s.n. (G-DC). Reported only from the type (Buchanan s.n.) but ambiguous as to in which Trinidad the plant was collected.

Columnea sanguinea (Pers.) Hanst., Linnaea View in CoL 34: 384 (1865) Syn: Besleria sanguinea Pers. View in CoL ; Columnea sanguinea (Pers.) Hanst. var. trinitensis C.V.Morton Habit View in CoL : Epiphyte. Habitat: Moist districts. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Matura-Salybia. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 25% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Morne D’Or, Eggers 5856 (K). TRINIDAD: Tucuche, Britton et al. 1333 (TRIN 9093); Aripo Heights, Broadway s.n. (TRIN 9855); Long Stretch, sine coll. (TRIN 14230); Chaguanas, [Finlay s.n.] (TRIN 2507); Ortoire River, Britton et al. 2528 (GH, NY, TRIN 10451). Global range: Greater Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador.

Columnea scandens View in CoL L., Sp. Pl. 2: 638 (1753) Syn: Columnea scandens View in CoL L. var. aripoensis (Britton) C.V.Morton ; Columnea tocoensis Britton Habit View in CoL : Epiphyte. Habitat: Forests. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Arima-Blanchisseuse Rd N; Brasso Seco; Central Range; Grande Riviere-Matelot View in CoL ; Rio Claro-Mayaro. RBS Vegetation Classes: (Sub-)Montane forest (Vegnum 1: 13% RBS samples); Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 3% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Mt. St. George-Castara Road, Sandwith 1837 (K). TRINIDAD: Tucuche, sine coll. (TRIN 14802); Aripo Heights, Britton & Freeman 2340 (NY), Broadway s.n. (TRIN 9856); Cumaca, Adams 13304 (TRIN), Adams 13306 (TRIN), Adams 13307 (TRIN); Grand Riviere, Davidse 2518 (MO); Siparia, [Finlay s.n.] (TRIN 2514). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Venezuela.

Drymonia serrulata (Jacq.) Mart. , Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 59 (1818) Syn: Besleria serrulata Jacq. Habit : Shrub. Habitat: Scrambling on roadside banks and in thickets. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: E Coast; NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R.; TRINIDAD: Biche-Poole; Catshill-Basse Terre; Central Range; Grande Riviere-Matelot ; Longdenville-Talparo; Maracas-Tucuche; Mt.St.Benedict-Caura; NW Peninsular Corner; Nariva; North Central Coast; P.O.S.-Santa Cruz; Princes Town; Rio Claro-Mayaro; SW Erin-Guapo; Southern Watershed; Tabaquite-Brickfield; Trinity Hills; Tucker-Mt.Catherine. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 3: 5% RBS samples; Vegnum 4: 45% RBS samples; Vegnum 5: 14% RBS samples); Dry lowland forest (Vegnum 6: 10% RBS samples; Vegnum 7: 10% RBS samples); Savanna/plantation (Vegnum 9: 14% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Roxborough-Paraltuvier Road, sine coll. (TRIN 11110); Mason Hall, Sandwith 1866 (K). TRINIDAD: Diego Martin, sine coll. (TRIN 6857); Maracas Bay, sine coll. (TRIN 6750); Arima-Blanchisseuse Road, sine coll. (TRIN 13292); Guanapo Heights Road, Adams 13359 (TRIN); Cumaca Road, Adams 14334 (TRIN); San Rafael, sine coll. (TRIN 14650); Four Roads, Adams 13372 (TRIN); Tabaquite, sine coll. (TRIN 8721); Siparia Quarry, Britton & Broadway 2811 (TRIN 10452). Global range: Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia.

Episcia cupreata (Hooker) Hanst., Linnaea View in CoL 34: 340 (1865) Exotic.

Episcia reptans Mart. View in CoL , Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 3: 41 (1829) Exotic.

Gloxinia perennis View in CoL (L.) Fritsch, Nat. Pflanzenf. 4: 174 (1894) Syn: Gloxinia pallidiflora Hooker Exotic. View in CoL

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Kohleria amabilis (Planch. & Linden) Fritsch var. bogotensis (G.Nicholson) L.P.Kvist View in CoL & L.A.Skog, Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 79: 45 (1992) Exotic.

Kohleria hirsuta (Kunth) Regel View in CoL , Flora 31: 250 (1848) Habit: Herb. Habitat: Moist places, on rocks. IUCN: LC. Star: GN. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Blue Basin, Anon (TRIN 7735; Peninsula between La Vache and Maracas Bays, Davidse 2565 (MO); North Coast Road, sine coll. (TRIN 14139); Maracas, Broadway 5466 (BM); Tucuche, Britton et al. 1304 (NY). Global range: Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Colombia, Venezuela, Guianas, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador.

Kohleria hondensis (Kunth) Hanst., Linnaea View in CoL 34: 442 (1865) Exotic.

Kohleria tubiflora (Cav.) Hanst., Linnaea View in CoL 34: 442 (1865) Exotic.

Napeanthus subacaulis (Griseb.) Benth. & Hook. View in CoL f ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 474 (1891) Syn: Episcia subacaulis Griseb. View in CoL ; Marssonia subacaulis (Griseb.) Urban Habit View in CoL : Herb. Habitat: Wet mossy rocks in deep shade in springs and near waterfalls. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Charlotteville, Broadway 3132 (BM); Main Ridge, Sandwith 1915 (K). TRINIDAD: Las Cuevas, Crueger s.n. (K); Piedra Blanca, sine coll. (TRIN 14223); Maracas, Broadway s.n. (BM); Maracas Falls, [Finlay s.n.] (TRIN 2506); Ortinola Estate, Britton & Hazen 252 (NY); Caura Valley, Adams 14695 (TRIN); Morne Bleu, sine coll. (TRIN 9574). Global range: Suriname, Venezuela.

Nautilocalyx lynchii View in CoL (Hook.f) Sprague, Kew Bull. 1912: 89 (1912) Exotic.

Nautilocalyx melittifolius View in CoL (L.) Wiehler, Phytologia 27: 307 (1973) Syn: Besleria melittifolia View in CoL L.; Episcia melittifolia View in CoL (L.) Mart.; Skiophila melittifolia View in CoL (L.) Hanst. Habit: Herb. Star: GD. Vouchers (selected): TRINIDAD: Without locality, Crueger s.n. (K), the only record from Trinidad and Tobago. Global range: Lesser Antilles.

Nautilocalyx mimuloides (Benth.) C.V.Morton, Fl. View in CoL Trinidad & Tobago 2: 304 (1954) Syn: Episcia mimuloides Benth. Habit View in CoL : Herb. Habitat: On damp rocks by streams in deep, shady ravines. IUCN: NE. Star: GD. RBS Distribution Plots: TOBAGO: NE Coast-Main Ridge F.R. RBS Vegetation Classes: Moist lowland forest (Vegnum 4: 1% RBS samples). Vouchers (selected): TOBAGO: Gilpin Road, Broadway 4282 (BM); Main Ridge, Sandwith 1902 (K). Global range: Guyana, French Guiana.

Rhytidophyllum tomentosum (L.) Mart., Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 39 Syn: Gesneria tomentosa L. Exotic.

Saintpaulia ionantha H.Wendl., Gartenfl. 42: 321 (1893) Exotic.

Sinningia speciosa (Lodd.) Hiern, Kjoeb. Vidensk. Meddel. 1877 –78: 91 (1877) Exotic.