Alsobia

Alsobia dianthiflora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
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

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