Alsobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It contains four species.[1]
Alsobia | |
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Alsobia dianthiflora | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae |
Genus: | Alsobia Hanst., 1854 |
Species | |
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The species in the genus are succulent and stoloniferous herbs. They were previously included in the genus Episcia, but recent molecular studies have supported the separation of Alsobia from Episcia.
Species
edit- Alsobia baroniae
- Alsobia chiapensis
- Alsobia dianthiflora (syn. Episcia dianthiflora)
- Alsobia punctata (syn. Episcia punctata)
Further reading
edit- Wiehler, H. 1978. The genera Episcia, Alsobia, Nautilocalyx, and Paradrymonia (Gesneriaceae). Selbyana 5: 11–60.
References
edit- ^ "Alsobia | Gesneriad Reference Web". Retrieved 2022-04-13.
External links
edit- Alsobia from the Gesneriad Reference Web
- Episcia and Alsobia from the Gesneriad Reference Web