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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.[1]

Alsobia
Alsobia dianthiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Gesneriaceae
Genus:	Alsobia Hanst., 1854
Species
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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

• Alsobia dianthiflora (syn. Episcia dianthiflora)
• Alsobia punctata (syn. Episcia punctata)
• Alsobia chiapensis
• Alsobia baroniae

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

На других языках

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- [en] Alsobia

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[es] Alsobia

Alsobia es un género con tres especies de plantas herbáceas perteneciente a la familia Gesneriaceae.[1] Es originario de América.

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[ru] Альсобия

Альсобия (лат. Alsobia) — род травянистых растений и полукустарников. Родина — тропики Америки (Мексика, Бразилия, Коста-Рика, Колумбия).[3] Название происходит от греч. άλσος, alsos — роща, лес, и βιος, bios — жизнь.[4]

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