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Gesneriaceae
Family of flowering plants including African violets / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family,[3][4] is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species[5] in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Gesnerioideae), with a very small number extending to temperate areas. Many species have colorful and showy flowers and are cultivated as ornamental plants.
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Streptocarpus ionanthus (an African violet) - a common household plant and a member of the family | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Gesneriaceae Rich. & Juss. in DC, nom. cons.[1][2] |
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