- Source: Alsobia
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)
Further reading
Wiehler, H. 1978. The genera Episcia, Alsobia, Nautilocalyx, and Paradrymonia (Gesneriaceae). Selbyana 5: 11–60.
References
External links
Alsobia from the Gesneriad Reference Web
Episcia and Alsobia from the Gesneriad Reference Web
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daun beludru
- Gesneriaceae
- Alsobia
- Episcia
- Succulent plant
- List of plant genus names with etymologies (A–C)
- List of garden plants in North America
- Cobananthus
- Gesneriaceae
- Segregate (taxonomy)
- Gesnerioideae
- Hans Wiehler
