tubiflora

Tubiflora is not a single taxon; it is a Latin epithet used in the scientific names of various plant species to denote tubular flowers.

The term derives from tubus meaning tube and flora meaning flower, reflecting the elongated corolla tube characteristic of many of the species bearing this epithet.

Because tubiflora is an epithet rather than a genus, it appears in different genera across plant groups. A species with this epithet is described as having a tubular or long-tubed corolla, often associated with specialized pollination.

Morphology and habitat vary by species; tubular flowers are commonly adapted to nectar transport and exclusive pollinators and can be found in a range of environments from arid to tropical regions.

Understanding a species bearing the epithet requires the full scientific name, since tubiflora alone does not convey family, genus, or ecological context.

The epithet has been used in botanical nomenclature since the early modern period and continues in contemporary taxonomy.