Rhytidophyllum auriculatum

Rhytidophyllum auriculatum is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae, endemic to Hispaniola. According to Liogier[1] it can be found in Haiti (Massif de la Hotte, Massif de la Selle). The flowers are pollinated by bats.[2]

Rhytidophyllum auriculatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Rhytidophyllum
Species:
R. auriculatum
Binomial name
Rhytidophyllum auriculatum
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References

  1. LA Flora De La Espanola, Volume 7. La flora de la Española · Issue 28 of Serie científica. Alain Henri Liogier. Publisher, Fernand Lanore, 1995.
  2. C.J. Baker et al. (2014) Biomimetic Echolocation With Application to Radar and Sonar Sensing. Proceedings of the IEEE 102(4):447-458
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