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Gesneriaceae
Haberlea rhodopensis
Haberlea rhodopensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Dumortier
Genera

See text. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. Barthélemy Charles Joseph Baron Dumortier (born on April 3, 1797 in Tournai; died in 1878 was a Belgian Politician and

Gesneriaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of ca. In Biological classification, family ( Latin The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group 150 genera and ca. 3200 species in the Old World and New World tropics and subtropics, with a very small number extending to temperate areas. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. Many species have colorful and showy flowers and are cultivated as ornamental plants.

Most species are perennial herbs or subshrubs but a few are woody shrubs or small trees. A(n herb (ˈhɝb or /ˈɝb/ see pronunciation differences) is a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties flavor scent or the like A subshrub ( Latin suffrutex) is a Horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of Woody Perennial plant. A tree is a perennial Woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or The phyllotaxy is usually opposite and decussate, but leaves have a spiral or alternate arrangement in some groups. In Botany, phyllotaxis or phyllotaxy is the arrangement of the leaves on the stem of a Plant. As with other members of the Lamiales the flowers have a (usually) zygomorphic corolla whose petals are fused into a tube and there is no one character that separates a gesneriad from any other member of Lamiales. The order Lamiales is a Taxon in the asterid group of dicotyledonous Flowering plants. Floral symmetry refers to whether and how a Flower can be divided into two or more identical or mirror-image parts Gesneriads differ from related families of the Lamiales in having an unusual inflorescence structure, the "pair-flowered cyme", but some gesneriads lack this characteristic, and some other Lamiales (Calceolariaceae and some Scrophulariaceae) share it. Calceolariaceae is a family of Flowering plants in the order Lamiales that has been recently segregated from Scrophulariaceae. Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, is a family of Flowering plants The plants are annual or perennial herbs with Zygomorphic (rarely The ovary can be superior, half-inferior or fully inferior, and the fruit a dry or fleshy capsule or a berry. The word berry has two meanings one based on a botanical definition the other on common identification The seeds are always small and numerous. A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored Gesneriaceae have traditionally been separated from Scrophulariaceae by having a unilocular rather than bilocular ovary, with parietal rather than axile placentation.

On the basis of both morphological and biogeographical differences the family is divided into two major subfamilies: subfamily Cyrtandroideae in the Old World and subfamily Gesnerioideae in the New World. The Old World consists of those parts of Earth known to Europeans Asians and Africans in the 15th century The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. The biggest and most widespread genus is Cyrtandra, with about 600 species widely distributed in Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the islands of the Pacific as far away as the Hawaiian Islands. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Hawaiian Islands, once known as the Sandwich Islands, form an Archipelago of 19 Islands and Atolls numerous smaller

Several molecular systematic studies have shown that Gesneriaceae are not closely related to any other family of the Lamiales, but more recently a sister-group relationship with Calceolariaceae has been suggested. Other studies have suggested that two genera generally placed in other families, Sanango and Peltanthera, are more closely related to Gesneriaceae than to any other members of the Lamiales but there is as yet no consensus on whether those genera should be included in the family.

The genus Rehmannia has sometimes been included in Gesneriaceae but is now referred to the family Scrophulariaceae. Rehmannia is a genus of six species of Flowering plants in the order Lamiales, endemic to China. Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, is a family of Flowering plants The plants are annual or perennial herbs with Zygomorphic (rarely

Several genera in the family have become popular as houseplants. The most familiar members of the family to gardeners are the African Violets in the genus Saintpaulia. Saintpaulia, commonly known as African violet, is a genus of 6 species of Herbaceous perennial Flowering plants in the family Saintpaulia, commonly known as African violet, is a genus of 6 species of Herbaceous perennial Flowering plants in the family Gesneriads are divided culturally into three groups on the basis of whether, and how, their stems are modified into storage organs: rhizomatous, tuberous, and "fibrous-rooted", meaning those that lack such storage structures (although all gesneriads have fibrous roots). In Botany, a rhizome is a horizontal stem of a Plant that is usually found underground often sending out Roots and Shoots Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store Nutrients They are used by Plants to overwinter and regrow the next year

Botanists who have made significant contributions to the systematics of the family are George Bentham, Robert Brown, B. George Bentham CMG FRS ( September 22, 1800 &ndash September 10, 1884) was an English Botanist, characterized by Duane Isely Robert Brown can refer to Politicians Sir Robert Brown 1st Baronet of Westminster (died 1760 British Member of Parliament Bob Brown L. Burtt, C.B. Clarke, Olive M. Charles Baron Clarke ( June 17, 1832 - August 25, 1906) was a British Botanist. Hilliard, Joseph Dalton Hooker, William Jackson Hooker, Karl Fritsch, Elmer Drew Merrill, Harold E. Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, OM, GCSI, MD, FRS (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911 was an English Botanist and Explorer Sir William Jackson Hooker, FRS ( July 6, 1785 &mdash August 12, 1865) was an English botanist. Karl Fritsch may refer to Karl Fritsch (botanist (1864-1934 Austrian botanist Karl Fritzsch (1903 - 1945 German Nazi and commander of Elmer Drew Merrill ( October 15, 1876 &ndash February 25, 1956) was an American Botanist, specializing in the flora of Moore, Jr. , John L. Clark, Conrad Vernon Morton, Henry Nicholas Ridley, Laurence Skog, W. Henry Nicholas Ridley ( December 10, 1855 &ndash October 24, 1956) was an English Botanist. Laurence Edgar Skog (born April 9, 1943) is an American Botanist who specializes on the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. T. Wang, Anton Weber, and Hans Wiehler. Hans Joachim Wiehler (1930-2003 was a Prussian-born American botanist who specialized in the plant family Gesneriaceae. Several researchers are currently working on this group and the generic classification has been changing rapidly.

The family name is based on the genus Gesneria, which honors Swiss humanist Conrad Gessner. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Humanism is a broad category of ethical philosophies that affirm the dignity and worth of all people based on the ability to determine right and wrong by appealing to universal Konrad Gessner (Conrad Gessner Conrad Geßner Conrad von Gesner Conradus Gesnerus Conrad Gesner 26 March 1516 – 13 December 1565)

Selected genera

Rhynchoglossum notonianum
Rhynchoglossum notonianum

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Achimenes is a Genus of about 25 species of tropical and subtropical Rhizomatous perennial Herbs in the Flowering plant family Aeschynanthus is a Genus of ca 185 species of Tropical Herbs They are found in southern and southeastern Asia, the islands Alloplectus is a Genus of Neotropical Plants in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Alsobia is a Genus of Flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico Guatemala and Costa Rica Gloxinia is a Genus of three species of Tropical Rhizomatous Herbs in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae Besleria is a Genus of ca 150 species of large Herbs and soft-stemmed Subshrubs or Shrubs in the Flowering plant family Capanea is a Genus of two species in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Chirita is an Old World genus of the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Columnea is a genus of ca 200 species of epiphytic herbs and Shrubs in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae, native to tropical Alloplectus is a Genus of Neotropical Plants in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Episcia is a genus of about 8 species belonging to the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Gasteranthus is a Genus of 35 species of Herbs and soft-stemmed Subshrubs in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae Gesneria is a Genus of approximately 50 species in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Alloplectus is a Genus of Neotropical Plants in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Gloxinia is a Genus of three species of Tropical Rhizomatous Herbs in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae Gloxinia is a Genus of three species of Tropical Rhizomatous Herbs in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae Kohleria is a New World Genus of the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Mitraria is a genus of Flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, comprising the sole species M UserPolbot. --> Monopyle is a genus of Plant in family Gesneriaceae. UserPolbot. --> Nautilocalyx is a genus of Plant in family Gesneriaceae. Nematanthus is a genus of Flowering plants of the family Gesneriaceae. UserPolbot. -->The Tit Berrypecker ( Oreocharis arfaki) is a species of Bird in the Paramythiidae Pearcea is a South American Genus of 17 species of Tropical Herbs in the Flowering plant Family Gesneriaceae UserPolbot. --> Phinaea is a genus of Plant in family Gesneriaceae. Saintpaulia, commonly known as African violet, is a genus of 6 species of Herbaceous perennial Flowering plants in the family Seemannia is a New World genus in the Flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. Sinningia is a genus of Flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. Streptocarpus is a Genus of Herbaceous Flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, closely related to the genus Saintpaulia
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