Nautilocalyx melittifolius
Encyclopedia
Nautilocalyx melittifolius is a species of plant
in the Gesneriaceae
family. It is endemic to Grenada
, where it grows to 30 cm in height, with leaves 1-8cm long and flowers reddish-pink or purple.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Gesneriaceae
Gesneriaceae
Gesneriaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of ca. 150 genera and ca. 3,200 species in the Old World and New World tropics and subtropics, with a very small number extending to temperate areas. Many species have colorful and showy flowers and are cultivated as ornamental plants.Most...
family. It is endemic to Grenada
Grenada
Grenada is an island country and Commonwealth Realm consisting of the island of Grenada and six smaller islands at the southern end of the Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea...
, where it grows to 30 cm in height, with leaves 1-8cm long and flowers reddish-pink or purple.