Ornithoboea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 17 species native to south-central China, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia.[1]

Ornithoboea
Ornithoboea lacei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Ornithoboea
C.S.P.Parish ex C.B.Clarke (1883)
Synonyms[1]
  • Brachiostemon Hand.-Mazz. (1934)
  • Lepadanthus Ridl. (1909)
  • Sinoboea Chun (1946)

Species

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17 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ornithoboea C.S.P.Parish ex C.B.Clarke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.