Alsobia

Alsobia
Alsobia dianthiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Alsobia
Hanst. (1853)
Species[1]

6; see text

Alsobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It contains four species.[2]

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.

  1. ^ Alsobia Hanst. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2024.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Alsobia | Gesneriad Reference Web". Retrieved 2022-04-13.

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