Alsobia

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Gesneriaceae
Subfamilia: Gesnerioideae
Tribus: Gesnerieae
Subtribus: Columneinae
Genus: Alsobia
Species: A. baroniae – A. chiapensis – A. dianthiflora – A. punctata
Name

Alsobia Hanst., Linnaea 26: 207. (1854)

Type species: Alsobia punctata Hanst., Linnaea 26(2): 207. (1854)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America
Regional: Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala
Regional: Northern South America
Colombia
Continental:Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Hanstein, J.L.E.R. v. 1854. Linnaea; Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange 26: 207.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Alsobia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 01. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Alsobia. Published online. Accessed: Sep 011 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Alsobia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Sep 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Alsobia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Sep 01. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Alsobia. Accessed: 01 Sep 2021.

Vernacular names
English: Laceflower Vine

Alsobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It contains four species.[1]

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.

Species

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

Alsobia related pictures

The seedpod of Alsobia dianthiflora

The seedpod of Alsobia dianthiflora.