Alsobia
Genus of flowering plants
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::summary Genus of flowering plants ::
| image = Episcia dianthiflora kz4.jpg | image_caption = Alsobia dianthiflora | taxon = Alsobia | authority = Hanst. (1853) | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = 6; see text | subdivision_ref =
Alsobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It contains four species.
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
Six species are accepted.
- Alsobia baroniae L.E.Skog & Barrie
- Alsobia chiapensis Mart.-Mel., L.E.Skog & Pérez-Farr.
- Alsobia dianthiflora (H.E.Moore & R.G.Wilson) Wiehler (syn. Episcia dianthiflora)
- Alsobia jaltenangensis Ram.-Roa & Ibarra-Vázq.
- Alsobia magnifica R.García Mart. & Beutelsp.
- Alsobia punctata (Lindl.) Hanst. (syn. Episcia punctata)
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Alsobia_dianthiflora_seedpod.jpg" caption="Seedpod of ''Alsobia dianthiflora''"] ::
References
References
- [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:16893-1 ''Alsobia'' Hanst.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 5 August 2024.] ''[[Plants of the World Online]]''. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "''Alsobia'' {{!}} Gesneriad Reference Web".
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