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Gesneriaceae
Haberlea rhodopensis0.jpg
Haberlea rhodopensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Gesneriaceae
Genera

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Gesneriaceae is a one of 23 families in the order Lamiales of flowering plant, consisting of 147 genera and about 3,200 species of mostly tropical and subtropical herbaceous or slightly woody plants. Many are of economic importance as horticultural ornamentals. Among these are the African violets and gloxinias.

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    Haberlea rhodopensis flowers

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    Corytoplectus capitatus is a large plant with fruit that are black berries.

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    Ramonda myconi fruit are dry dehiscent capsules.

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    Rhynchoglossum notonianum

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    Asteranthera ovata

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    Columnea microphylla

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    Sinningia sceptrum

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    Aeschynanthus speciosus

See also

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