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Family Gesneriaceae - Gesneria


Aeschynanthus javanicus


Aeschynanthus micranthus


Aeschynanthus obconicus


Aeschynanthus speciosus


Columnea yellow Dragon


Episcia hybrid


Kohleria hybrid


Streptocarpus hybrid
Lipstick Plant

Aeschynanthus radicans
Isoloma

Kohleria eriantha
Goldfish Plant

Nematanthus wettsteini


Sinningia leucotricha
Gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa


Columnea hybrid
Aladins Lamp

Columnea hirta


Gloxinia reisiente
Red Kohleria

Kohleria amabilis


Columnea microphylla


Sinningia gloriosa


Columnea banksii
Red Lipstick Or Goldfish Plant

Columnea gloriosa
African Violet

Saintpaulia ionantha

Narrative

Gesneria Family (Gesneriaceae) contains approximately 2,400 species arranged in about 145 genera. These plants are generally restricted to the tropics. As of 1994, there were about 63 species in five different genera either native to or established in greater North America, including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Hawaii, and Greenland.

Taxonomy

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Kingdom Plantae Plant
Phylum Embryophyta Seed Plants
Class Dicotyledoneae Dicots
Order Tubiflorae Tube Flowers
Family Gesneriaceae Gesneria
SubFamily

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GenusSpecies
Abiescephalonica
Abiesforrestii
Abiesnumidica
Abiespinsapo
Abiesveitchii
Acaciatortuosa
Acaciawrightii
Acerbarbatum
Acerleucoderme
Acerpseudoplatanus
Acerspicatum
Achrasemarginata
Acoelorrhaphewrightii
Acrocomiatotai
Albizialebbek
Alnuscrispa
Alnusmaritima
Alnusoblongifolia
Alnusoregona = rubra
Alnusrhombifolia
Alnusrugosa
Alvaradoaamorphoides
Amphitecnalatifolia
Amyrisbalsamifera
Amyriselemifera
Annonasquamosa
Aquilegiabrevistyla
Aquilegiacaerulea
Aquilegiadesertorum
Aquilegiaelegantula
Aquilegiajonesii
Aquilegialongissima
Aquilegiamicrantha
Aquilegiasaximontana
Aquilegiascopulorum
Aquilegiatriternata
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