Columellia is a group of plant species in the Columelliaceae described as a genus in 1794.<ref>[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/671335#page/36/mode/1up Ruiz LópezThe Columellia ('''''''') Hipólito & Pavón, José Antonio. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis Prodromus 3.] in Latin</ref>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 pageTropicos, Columellia Ruiz & Pav.Arboles y Arbustos en los Andes del Ecuador, Cuasco blanco, Columellia Ruiz & Pavón in SpanishColumellia is native to the Andes Mountains of western South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesLuteyn, J. L. 1999. Páramos, a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278Jørgensen, 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 . Identificación de Especies Vegetales en Chuquisaca -- Teoría, Práctica y Resultados 1–129. PLAFOR, Intercooperación, Fundación Ceibo, Sucre
Species 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
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