Cyrtandra biflora

Cyrtandra biflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Cyrtandra
Species:
C. biflora
Binomial name
Cyrtandra biflora
Synonyms[2]
  • Besleria biflora G.Forst.
  • Cyrtandra biflora var. evolutior C.B.Clarke
  • Cyrtandra parksii Setch.

Cyrtandra biflora is a species of flowering plant in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Tahiti.[2] The first species collected in its genus, it was collected (and described) by Johann Reinhold Forster and his son Georg Forster, botanists on the second voyage of James Cook.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ Butaud, J.-F.; Jacq, F.; Meyer, J.-Y.; Taputuarai, R. (2023). "Cyrtandra biflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in French). 2023 e.T236674019A236674024. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T236674019A236674024.fr. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Cyrtandra biflora J.R.Forst. & G.Forst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. โ†‘ Hansen, Bertel; Wagner, Peter (1998). "A Catalogue of the Herbarium Specimens from Captain Cook's First and Second Expeditions Housed in the Copenhagen Herbarium (C)". Allertonia. 7 (5): 307โ€“357. JSTOR 23189184.