| Columellia | |
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| Columellia oblonga | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Bruniales |
| Family: | Columelliaceae |
| Genus: | Columellia Ruiz & Pav. |
| Type species | |
| Columellia oblonga Ruiz & Pav.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Uluxia Juss. | |
Columellia is a group of plant species in the Columelliaceae described as a genus in 1794.[2][3][4][5]
Columellia is native to the Andes Mountains of western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia).[1][6][7][8]
- Species[1]
- Columellia lucida Danguy & Cherm. - Colombia, Ecuador, N Peru
- Columellia oblonga Ruiz & Pav. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, W Bolivia
- Columellia obovata Ruiz & Pav. - S Ecuador, Peru
- Columellia subsessilis Schltr. - Bolivia
- Columellia weberbaueri Schltr. - Peru
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- '^ Ruiz LópezThe Columellia (''''') Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 3. in Latin
- ^ Ruiz López, Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 3, plate 8, figure a. line drawing of Columellia oblonga at upper left of page
- ^ Tropicos, Columellia Ruiz & Pav.
- ^ Arboles y Arbustos en los Andes del Ecuador, Cuasco blanco, Columellia Ruiz & Pavón in Spanish
- ^ Luteyn, J. L. 1999. Páramos, a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador–A checklist. AAU Reports 34: 1–443.
- ^ Serrano, M. & J. Terán. 1998 [2000]. Identificación de Especies Vegetales en Chuquisaca -- Teoría, Práctica y Resultados 1–129. PLAFOR, Intercooperación, Fundación Ceibo, Sucre