• Source: Episcia

Episcia is a genus of flowering plants in the African violet family, Gesneriaceae. The ten species it contains are native to the tropical regions of Central and South America. The species are perennial herbaceous plants characterized by a stoloniferous habit, red (rarely orange, pink, blue or yellow) flowers, and frequently have marked or patterned leaves. Episcias are sometimes called flame violets.




Taxonomy



The genus name is derived from the Greek επισκισς (episkios), meaning "shaded". This refers to the understory habitat of these plants.
For much of the twentieth century Episcia had a broad circumscription but since 1978 has been restricted to a much narrower one, with the genera Paradrymonia, Chrysothemis, Nautilocalyx, and Alsobia separated from it. The segregation of these genera from Episcia has been supported in recent molecular phylogenies.




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Section Episcia

Episcia andina Wiehler
Episcia cupreata (Hook.) Hanst.
Episcia duidae Feuillet
Episcia lilacina Hanst.
Episcia prancei Wiehler
Episcia reptans Mart.
Episcia xantha Leeuwenb.
Section Trematanthera (Leeuwenb.) Feuillet

Episcia fimbriata Fritsch
Episcia sphalera Leeuwenb.
Episcia rubra Feuillet




Cultivation


They are frequently cultivated elsewhere and sometimes naturalize in tropical regions. They are grown in the tropics, and in temperate regions as houseplants, primarily for their attractive foliage. Numerous cultivars have been produced, primarily by selection and hybridization of the species E. cupreata and E. reptans.




References



Feuillet, C. 2008. Folia taxonomica 7. Two new species and a new section in Episcia (Gesneriaceae) from the Venezuelan Guayana. J. Bot. Res. Int. Texas 2(1): 275-280.
Wiehler, H. 1978. The genera Episcia, Alsobia, Nautilocalyx, and Paradrymonia (Gesneriaceae). Selbyana 5: 11-60.




External links



Episcia from The Genera of Gesneriaceae (Follow links)
Episcia and Alsobia from the Gesneriad Reference Web

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