HyperDic: family_gesneriaceae

English > 1 sense of the expression family Gesneriaceae:
NOUNplantfamily Gesneriaceae, Gesneriaceae, gesneria familylarge family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas
English > family Gesneriaceae: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales.
SynonymsGesneriaceae, gesneria family
Member ofPolemoniales, order PolemonialesPolemoniaceae
MembersAlsobia, genus AlsobiaTropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia
Saintpaulia, genus Saintpauliaeast African herb with nodding flowers
Sinningia, genus Sinningiagenus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America
genus Achimenesgenus of tropical perennial American herbs
genus Aeschynanthuslarge genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants
genus Columneagenus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas
genus Episciagenus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage
genus Gesnerialarge genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers
genus Gloxiniasmall genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers
genus Kohleriagenus of tropical American shrubs
genus Streptocarpuslarge genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs
gesneriadAny of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae
gloxiniaAny of several plants of the genera ... / genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
Broaderasterid dicot familyfamily of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgesneriáceas
CatalanGesneriaceae, gesneriàcia, gesneriàcies

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