Gesneriaceae Rich. & Juss.

First published in Essai Propr. Méd. Pl. ed. 2: 192. 1816 [4–11 Mai 1816] (1816)nom. cons.
This family is accepted

Accepted Genera

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • APG IV (2016) http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/boj.12385

The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

  • Chautems, A. (2009). Gesneriaceae. In: W. Milliken, B. Klitgaard & A. Baracat (eds), Neotropikey — Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics. www.kew.org/neotropikey
  • Darbyshire, I. (2006). Gesneriaceae. In: H. J. Beentje & S. A. Ghazanfar (eds), Flora of Tropical East Africa. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Weber, A. & Skog, L. E. (2007 onwards). The Genera of Gesneriaceae. Basic Information with Illustration of Selected Species. 2nd edition. http://www.genera-gesneriaceae.at
  • Weber, A. (2004). Gesneriaceae. In: K. Kubitzki (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 7: 63–158. Springer- Verlag, Berlin.

Neotropikey

  • "Weber, A. & L.E. Skog (2007) onw.): The genera of Gesneriaceae. Basic information with illustration of selected species. Ed. 2.  http://www.genera-gesneriaceae.at/ [website with main features of each genus described; including good illustrations] For additional illustrations and information on the Gesneriaceae family see ""The Gesneriad Reference Web"" by Ron Myhr at http://www.gesneriads.ca/"
  • Roalson, E. H., J. K. Boggan, L. E. Skog. (2005). Reorganization of tribal and generic boundaries in the Gloxinieae (Gesneriaceae: Gesnerioideae) and the description of a new tribe in the Gesnerioideae, Sphaerorrhizae. Selbyana 25: 225-238.
  • Skog, L. E & Boggan, J, (2006). A new classification of the western hemisphere Gesneriaceae, Gesneriads 3: 12-19.
  • Souza, V. C & Lorenzi, H. (2008). Botánica sistemâtica, 2nd edition. Instituto Plantarum, Nova Odessa-SP, Brazil., p. 561-565.
  • Weber, A. in Kubitzki, K. (ed.) (2004), The families and genera of vascular plants, vol. 7, Dicotyledons, Lamiales (except Acanthaceae incl. Avicenniaceae), vol. ed. J. W. Kadereit, Berlin/Heidelberg, Springer, p. 63-158.

Trees of New Guinea

  • Rogier de Kok & Timothy M.A. Utteridge (2022). Trees of New Guinea. Timothy M. A. Utteridge and Laura V. S. Jennings (Eds) Kew Publishing. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • Weber, A. (2004). Gesneriaceae. In: K. Kubitzki & J.W. Kadereit (eds.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants 7: 63–158. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2013 Woodgyer, E.M. [1] Thailand K000938102 No
Aug 1, 2005 Eggeling [6777] Tanzania K:SPC-57623.000 No
Jan 1, 1998 Yong, R. [247] Malaysia K:SPC-70953.000 No
Kriebel, R. [1342] Costa Rica K001890098 Yes
Briggs, M.; Simbiak, V.; Bofra, T. [515] Indonesia K:SPC-77303.000 No
Ekema, S.N. [748] Cameroon K001383819 Yes
Briggs, M; Simbiak, V.; Paiki, T. [604] Indonesia K:SPC-67081.000 No
Madison; et al. [5317] K:SPC-54771.000 No
Davis, A.P. [634] Indonesia K:SPC-74153.000 No
[RSNB.865] Malaysia K:SPC-31821.000 No
Coode, M.J.E. [5613] Philippines K:SPC-51115.000 No
Johns, R.J. [8751] Indonesia K:SPC-72675.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7495] K001127405 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sands, M.J.S. [83] Indonesia K:SPC-33385.000 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [565? or sp 19 ? maybe] India K001392690 Yes
Triono, T. [108] K:SPC-71257.000 No
Davis, A.P. [634] Indonesia K:SPC-74152.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Neotropikey

    • Milliken, W., Klitgard, B. and Baracat, A. (2009 onwards), Neotropikey - Interactive key and information resources for flowering plants of the Neotropics.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook

    • The Kew Tropical Plant Families Identification Handbook
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0