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Accession Data:

Codonanthe gracilis (Mart.) Hanst.

  • Common Name:
  • Family: Gesneriaceae Dumort.

  • Country of Origin: South America

  • Description: Seeds look like ant larvae which prompts ants to carry them into their nest and insert them into the nest wall, where they germinate and thrive.
  • Culture: Well drained, moist conditions, bright light and frequent fertilization.
  • USDA Zone: 10

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198500072
  • Source: Unknown
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1301 - NEOA: East Bench NN
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-29-2025

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: euasterid I
  • Order: Lamiales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Gesneriaceae
  • SubFamily: Gesneroideae
  • Tribe: Episcieae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
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References (internal):

  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany

References (external):

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 28 April 2015.

data regenerated on Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:51:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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  • Streptocarpus saxorum hybrid
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Subfamily Cyrtandroideae
Tribe Trichosporeae

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  • Aeschynanthus pulcher
  • Aeschynanthus x splendidus
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Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Episcieae

  • Codonanthe devosiana
  • Codonanthe gracilis
  • Episcia dianthiflora
  • Nautilocalyx lynchii
  • Nematanthus longipes

Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gesnerieae

  • Columneinae: Columnea ornata
  • Columneinae: Columnea schiedeana
  • Columneinae: Drymonia conchocalyx
  • Ligeriinae: Sinningia canescens
  • Ligeriinae: Sinningia cochlearis
  • Ligeriinae: Sinningia leucotricha
  • Ligeriinae: Sinningia ramboi
  • Ligeriinae: Sinningia reitzii
  • Ligeriinae: Sinningia tubiflora

Subfamily Gesneroideae
Tribe Gloxinieae

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W/C = Wild Collected
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= accession added within past 90 days
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