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Family · Asterids

Gesneriaceae

African violet, gloxinia

Tropical herbs and shrubs with showy tubular flowers; includes African violet and gloxinia.

Accepted species
4,070accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera
158accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin
≈39 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity
Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
Open Gesneriaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.

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Largest genera

The 98 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.

Where it grows

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Gesneriaceae sits in the order Lamiales.