Alsobia
Genus of flowering plants
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Alsobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It contains four species.[2]
| 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. (1853) |
| Species[1] | |
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6; see text | |
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.[1]
- 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)
Further reading
- Wiehler, H. 1978. The genera Episcia, Alsobia, Nautilocalyx, and Paradrymonia (Gesneriaceae). Selbyana 5: 11–60.