Bellonia Explained

Bellonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Cuba and Hispaniola. They have floral characters suggesting that they are buzz pollinated.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

• Bellonia aspera L. – Hispaniola
• Bellonia spinosa Sw. – Cuba and Hispaniola

Notes and References

1. 10.1600/036364411X583709 . Independent Origin of Radial Floral Symmetry in the Gloxinieae (Gesnerioideae: Gesneriaceae) is Supported by the Rediscovery of Phinaea pulchella in Cuba . 2011 . Clark . John L. . Roalson . Eric H. . Pritchard . Ross A. . Coleman . Cassandra L. . Teoh . View-Hune . Matos . Jesús . 86676772 . Systematic Botany . 36 . 3 . 757–767 .
2. Web site: Bellonia L. . . 2017 . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . 7 August 2020 .