Common name:
Family: Gesneriaceae
Synonym(s):
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.
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 10
Source: Unknown
Provenance:
Restrictions:
Culture:
Well drained, moist conditions, bright light and frequent fertilization.
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Lamiales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Gesneriaceae
- SubFamily: Gesneroideae
- Tribe: Episcieae
- SubTribe:
References:
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 28 April 2015.
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