Alsobia

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

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Alsobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica.

The two species are succulent, stoloniferous herbs and were previously included in the genus Episcia. Recent molecular studies have supported the separation of Alsobia from Episcia.

Species

Alsobia related pictures
The seedpod of Alsobia dianthiflora
The seedpod of Alsobia dianthiflora. 

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