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| Columnea hirta habitus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Columnea |
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C. hirta
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| Columnea hirta | |
Columnea hirta is a speciesofflowering plants in the genus Columnea. They are endemictoCosta Rica and Panama but are widely cultivated as an ornamental.
Columnea hirta grows to a maximum height of 3 ft (0.91 m). Their trailing stems are covered with small red hairs. Their velvety leaves are dark green in color and ovate in shape. The profuse tubular flowers are orange to red-orange in color. They are 8 cm (3.1 in) in length and bloom all throughout the year.[1][2]
Columnea hirtaisepiphytic. They are endemictoCosta Rica and Panama but are widely cultivated as an ornamental.[3]
Columnea hirta was first described by the German botanists Johann Friedrich Klotzsch and Johannes von Hanstein in 1865.[4] It is classified under the genus Columnea of the family Gesneriaceae.[5]
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