| Alsobia | |
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| Alsobia dianthiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Gesneriaceae |
| Genus: | Alsobia Hanst. (1853) |
| Species[1] | |
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6; see text | |
Alsobia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Costa Rica. It contains four species.[2]
The species in the genus are succulent and stoloniferous herbs. They were previously included in the genus Episcia, but recent molecular studies have supported the separation of Alsobia from Episcia.
- ^ Alsobia Hanst. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2024.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Alsobia | Gesneriad Reference Web". Retrieved 2022-04-13.