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Chrysothemis melittifolia
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Chrysothemis melittifolia

Chrysothemis melittifolia is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to the Lesser Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago, where it grows to 30 cm in height, with leaves 1–8 cm long and flowers reddish-pink or purple.

This plant was previously classified under several genera, including as Episcia melittifolia and Nautilocalyx melittifolius, before being reclassified as Chrysothemis melittifolia.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 927630.