''Alsobia'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Gesnerioideae), wi ...

, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It contains four species. The species in the genus are succulent and stoloniferous herbs. They were previously included in the genus ''

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 sto ...

,'' but recent molecular studies have supported the separation of ''Alsobia'' from ''Episcia''.

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Alsobia dianthiflora ''Alsobia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It contains four species. The species in the genus are succulent and stoloniferous herbs. They were previously included in the ...

'' (syn. ''Episcia dianthiflora'') *'' Alsobia punctata'' (syn. ''Episcia punctata'') *''Alsobia chiapensis'' *''Alsobia baroniae''

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''Alsobia''
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Gesneriad Reference Web
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Gesneriad Reference Web
{{Taxonbar, from=Q590832 Gesnerioideae Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Guatemala Flora of Mexico Gesneriaceae genera

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