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June 2022

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genus

Gesneria L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 612 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000015591.

Synonyms of Gesneria

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Chorisanthera Oerst. Centralamer. Gesner. : 35 (1858) wfo-4000008096
Pentaraphia Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: sub t. 1110. 1827 : use Pentaraphia wfo-4000028626

Species in Gesneria ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Gesneria:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria bulbosa Ker Gawl. Bot. Reg. 4: t. 343. 1818 wfo-0000702120
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria guazumifolia Benth. Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 147. 1844 [Dec 1844] wfo-0000702233
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria hookeri Hanst. Linnaea 34(3): 276. 1865 [Sep 1865] wfo-0000702249
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria sellowii Mart. Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 3(1): 36. 1829 [Jan-Jun 1829] wfo-0000702395
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria suttonii Booth ex Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1637 1834 wfo-0000702409
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria triflora Hook. Bot. Mag. 73: t. 4342. 1847 wfo-0000702423
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria verrucosa subsp. cubensis (Decne.) Borhidi Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 25: 33 1979 wfo-0001272852
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria verticillata Hook. Bot. Mag. 54: t. 2776. 1827 wfo-0000702452