Episcia

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: Episcia
Species: E. andina – E. cupreata – E. duidae – E. fimbriata – E. lilacina – E. prancei – E. reptans – E. rubra – E. sphalera

Name

Episcia Mart., Nova Gen. Sp. 3: 39. (1829)

Type species: Episcia reptans Mart., Nova Gen. Sp. 3: 41. (1829)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Cyrtodeira Hanst.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Mexico & Southern America
- Benin, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Introduced into:
- Bangladesh, Chagos Archipelago, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Leeward Is., Mexico Southwest, Puerto Rico, Society Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam

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

References

Primary references

Martius, C.F.P. de 1829–1832. Nova genera et species plantarum quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII–MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I. Bavariae regis augustissimi suscepto collegit et descripsit Dr. C. F. P. de Martius ..., vol. 3. Pp. 1–198, tt. 201–300. Typis C. Wolf, Monachii [Munich]. BHL plates Reference page. : 3: 39.

Additional references

Clark J.L., Skog L.E., Boggan J.K. & Ginzbarg, S. 2020. Index to names of New World members of the Gesneriaceae (subfamilies Sanangoideae and Gesnerioideae). Rheedea: Official Journal of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy 30(1): 190-256. DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.14 PDF Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Episcia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Episcia. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Episcia. Published online. Accessed: July 24 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Episcia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 July 2020.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Еписция
čeština: Episcie
suomi: Kuparilehdet
lietuvių: Ritlenis
русский: Эписция
svenska: Kopparbladssläktet
українська: Епісція
中文: 喜荫花属