Gesneriaceae

Of asterid dicot family and Polemoniales.   May also be referred to as family Gesneriaceae and gesneria family.

Large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales.

This concept's ID is @1~64213

Asterid Dicot Genus

  • genus Streptocarpus 2 facts

    Large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose.

  • genus Gesneria 1 facts

    Large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers.

  • genus Achimenes 1 facts

    Genus of tropical perennial American herbs.

  • genus Aeschynanthus 1 facts

    Large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants.

  • Alsobia 1 facts

    Tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia.

  • genus Columnea 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas.

  • genus Episcia 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage.

  • genus Gloxinia 1 facts

    Small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers.

  • genus Kohleria 1 facts

    Genus of tropical American shrubs.

  • Saintpaulia 1 facts

    East African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated.

  • Sinningia 1 facts

    Genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America.

Also contains

  • gloxinia 2 facts

    Any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having...

  • gesneriad 0 facts

    Any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of...