[Anodiscus]
Important notes
The genus Anodiscus is presently not accepted. It was included in the redefined genus Gloxinia by Roalson, Boggan & Skog, Selbyana 25(2): 228 (2005), representing one of three species.
The name of the only species reads now Gloxinia xanthophylla (Poepp.) Roalson & Boggan.
Anodiscus (in its traditional sense)
Anodiscus xanthophyllus (Poepp. & Endl.) Mansf., type and only species
Hooker's Icon. pl. t. 1199 (1876), as Anodiscus peruvianus Benth.
Anodiscus xanthophyllus (Poepp. & Endl.) Mansf., type and only species
Photo: L.E.Skog (1978), Peru
Anodiscus xanthophyllus (Poepp. & Endl.) Mansf., type and only species
Photo: J.K.Boggan (2002), cult. Smithsonian Institution
Anodiscus (in its traditional sense)
Full name and orig. publication: Anodiscus Benth., in Benth. & Hook. f., Gen. pl. 2: 998 (1876).
Etymology: From the Greek α, a, αν, an = without, lacking, and δισκος, diskos (Latin discus) = disc, alluding to the lacking disc.
Description: Terrestrial, perennial herbs, 0,5-2 m tall, vegetative and floral characters as in Kohleria, but corolla white and nectary lacking.
Chromosome numbers: 2n = 26 (Wiehler 1983, but no clear documentation so far, J.K. Boggan, pers. comm.).
Type and only species: A. xanthophyllus (Poepp. & Endl.) Mansf.
Distribution and ecology: In the Andes of Ecuador and Peru.
Ecology: Plants growing on slopes in rain forests, in exposed places and roadsides.
Selected references: Wiehler, Selbyana 6: 174 (1983).
Tax. details, cytology, and bibliography: Gesneriaceae Resource Centre (GRC). Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Page content and update responsibility/contact: Anton Weber.
Because of the synonymisation of Anodiscus, this page is no longer updated.