Gesneriaceae
E728717
Gesneriaceae is a family of mostly tropical flowering plants known for their ornamental species such as African violets and gloxinias.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gesneriaceae canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant family
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| approximateSpeciesCount |
over 150 genera
ⓘ
over 3000 species ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Asterids NERFINISHED ⓘ Eudicots ⓘ |
| commonName | gesneriad family ⓘ |
| containsGenus |
Achimenes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aeschynanthus NERFINISHED ⓘ Columnea NERFINISHED ⓘ Episcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Gesneria NERFINISHED ⓘ Kohleria NERFINISHED ⓘ Saintpaulia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinningia NERFINISHED ⓘ Streptocarpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| corollaShape |
campanulate corolla
ⓘ
tubular corolla ⓘ |
| distribution |
Neotropics
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old World tropics ⓘ mostly tropical regions ⓘ |
| economicUse |
houseplants
ⓘ
ornamental plants ⓘ |
| flowerSymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| flowerType | zygomorphic flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType |
berries
ⓘ
capsules ⓘ |
| growthForm |
epiphytes
ⓘ
herbaceous plants ⓘ lianas ⓘ shrubs ⓘ subshrubs ⓘ |
| habitat |
montane forests
ⓘ
rainforests ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ |
| includesSpecies |
African violet
ⓘ
florist gloxinia ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafType |
mostly opposite leaves
ⓘ
simple leaves ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Conrad Gessner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOrnamental |
African violets (Saintpaulia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
gloxinias (Sinningia speciosa) ⓘ |
| order | Lamiales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination |
bird-pollinated
ⓘ
insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Gesneria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.