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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.

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Synonyms of Gesneria

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Chorisanthera Oerst. Centralamer. Gesner. : 35 (1858) wfo-4000008096
Codonoraphia Oerst. Centralamer. Gesner. 68. 1858. wfo-4000008799
Conradia Mart. Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. Bras. 3: 38 (1829) wfo-4000009188
Duchartrea Decne. Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 6: 109. 1846. wfo-4000012691
Herincquia Decne. ex Hérincq Rev. Hort. ser. 3. 2: 525. 1848. wfo-4000017535
Ophianthe Hanst. Linnaea 26: 205. 1853[1854]. (Apr 1854) wfo-4000026925
Pentaraphia Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1110 (1827) wfo-4000028625
Pentarhaphia Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: sub t. 1110. 1827 wfo-4000028626
Vaupellia Griseb. Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 460. (1862) wfo-4000040070

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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 atrosanguinea Ann. Fl. (1836) 275, ex DC. Prod. vii. 529. wfo-0000702105
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria bibracteata D.Cameron ex Loudon Hort. Brit. [Loudon] Suppl. 2:637. (1839) wfo-1000039206
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria cinnabarina (Linden) Linden Cat. Pl. Exot. (Linden) 12: 2, t. [2] (1857) wfo-1200107414
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria cinnabarina Linden Belgique Hort. vii. (1857) 197; Hook. Bot. Mag. t. 5036. wfo-0000702148
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria coccinea H.Jacq. Ann. Fl. Pomone 1837-1838: 154 (1838) wfo-0000702155
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria cordata W.H.Baxter ex Loudon Suppl. Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 554, nomen. 1850 ; third additional suppl. to Loudon's Hortus Britannicus published in new ed. [4], cited in IK as 'Hort. Brit. Suppl. iii.'. wfo-0001352173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria cubensis (Decne.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 473 (1891) wfo-0000702168
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria cynocephala De Von ex C.Morren Hort. Belge 3: 320. 1836 wfo-0000702179
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria donkelaariana Lem. Jard. FIeur. 4(1): 382 (1854) wfo-0000702188
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria douglasii Mart. Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 3(1): 33. 1829 [Jan-Jun 1829] wfo-0000702191
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria douglassii Lodd. () wfo-0001350212
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria elongata hort. ex P.J.Jacq. Ann. Fl. Pomone 6: 188 1838 wfo-1200068013
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria glaucophylla G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 66 1885 — wfo-0001273569
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria guazumifolia Benth. Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 147 (1844) wfo-0000702233
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria hahnii Baill. ex Baill. Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 719 (1887) wfo-0000702235
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria latifolia Mart. Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 3(1): 35. 1829 [Jan-Jun 1829] wfo-0000702268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria macrantha Spreng. Syst. Veg. 2: 839 (1825) wfo-0000702292
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria macranthapurpurea Henfr. Gard. Mag. Bot. 1: 273, t. (1850) wfo-1000075110
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria melittifolia Brongn. Rev. Hort. (Paris) , sér. 3, 1: 363 (1847) wfo-0000702302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria miellezii T.Moore Natl. Gard. Alman. 39. 1857 wfo-1000035425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria montevidensis Hort. ex Decne. Rev. Hort. [Paris] (ser. 3, 2) 20:468. (1848) — wfo-1000039213
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria oppositifolia Z.R.Xu & L.E.Skog Candollea — wfo-1000039214
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria pyrimidalis hort. ex G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 66 1885 — wfo-0001273570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria robusta hort. – — wfo-0001039664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria sartorii Liebm. Index Seminum (C, Hauniensi) 1853: 20 (1853) wfo-0000702380
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria sellowii F.Cels Ann. Fl. Pomone ser. 2, 2: 347 1844 wfo-1200068015
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 subalba P.J.Jacq. Ann. Fl. Pomone ser. 2, 3: 29, t.4 (1844) wfo-1000056622
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Gesneria suttonii Booth Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1637. 1833 wfo-0001273055
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 verrucosa var. cubensis (Decne.) Borhidi Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 25: 33 (1979) wfo-0000702449