Gesneriaceae
This list of genera was made in February 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), Anderson et al. 2013, Chen et al. 2020, Denduangboripant et al. 2001, Li et al. 2022, Middleton (2007), Möller et al. 2016, Ogutcen et al. 2021, Olmstead 2021, Petrova et al. 2015, Puglisi et al. 2011 and Roalson et al. 2005. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.
| All genera (accepted genera in bold) | Stored under | Synonyms included |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthonema Hook.f. | Streptocarpus Lindl. | |
| Achimenes Pers. | ||
| Aeschynanthus Jack | ||
| Agalmyla Blume | Dichrotrichum Reinw. ex de Vriese | |
| Alloplectus Mart. | ||
| Alsobia Hanst. (prev. under Episcia Mart.) | ||
| Amalophyllon Brandegee (prev. under Phinaea Benth.) | ||
| Anetanthus Hiern ex Benth. & Hook.f. | ||
| Anodiscus Benth. | Gloxinia L’Hér. | |
| Asteranthera Hansl. | ||
| Bellonia L. | ||
| Besleria L. | ||
| Boea Comm. ex Lam. | ||
| Boeica C.B.Clarke | ||
| Briggsia Craib | Oreocharis Benth. | |
| Campanea Decne. | Kohleria Regel | |
| Centrosolenia Benth. (prev. under Nautilocalyx Linden ex Hanst.) | ||
| Chirita Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don | Henckelia Spren. | |
| Chrysothemis Decne. | ||
| Cobananthus Wiehler | ||
| Codonanthe (Mart.) Hanst. | ||
| Codonanthopsis Mansf. | ||
| Codonoboea Ridl. (prev. under Didymocarpus Wall.) | ||
| Columnea L. | Dalbergaria Tussac, Trichantha Hook. | |
| Conandron Siebold & Zucc. | ||
| Corallodiscus Batalin | ||
| Coronanthera Vieill. ex C.B.Clarke | ||
| Corytholoma (Benth.) Decne. | Sinningia Nees | |
| Corytoplectus Oerst. | ||
| Crantzia Scop. (prev. under Alloplectus Mart.) | ||
| Cyrtandra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. | ||
| Dalbergaria Tussac | Columnea L. | |
| Diastema Benth. | ||
| Dichrotrichum Reinw. ex de Vriese | Agalmyla Blume | |
| Didissandra C.B.Clarke & C.DC. | ||
| Didymocarpus Wall. | ||
| Dorcoceras Bunge (prev. under Boea Comm. ex Lam.) | ||
| Drymonia Mart. | ||
| Episcia Mart. | ||
| Epithema Blume | ||
| Fieldia A.Cunn. | ||
| Gasteranthus Benth. | ||
| Gesneria L. | ||
| Glossoloma Hanst. | ||
| Gloxinia L’Hér. | Anodiscus Benth., Koellikeria Regel. | |
| Haberlea Friv. | ||
| Hemiboea C.B.Clarke (prev. under Chirita Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) | ||
| Henckelia Spreng. (prev. under Chirita Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, Didymocarpus Wall.) | Chirita Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don | |
| Heppiella Regel | ||
| Hypocyrta Mart. | Nematanthus Schrad. | |
| Jancaea Boiss. | Ramonda Rich. | |
| Koellikeria Regel | Gloxinia L’Hér. | |
| Klugia Schltdl | Rhynchoglossum Blume | |
| Kohleria Regel | Campanea Decne. | |
| Leptoboea Benth. | ||
| Lesia J.L.Clark & J.F.Sm. (prev. under Alloplectus Mart. ) | ||
| Liebigia Endl. (prev. under Chirita Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) | ||
| Linnaeopsis Engl. | Streptocarpus Lindl. | |
| Loxocarpus R.Br. | ||
| Loxostigma C.B.Clarke | ||
| Lysionotus D.Don | ||
| Mandirola Decne. (prev. under Gloxinia L’Hér.) | ||
| Marssonia H.Karst. | Napeanthus Gardner | |
| Microchirita (C.B.Clarke) Yin Z.Wang (prev. under Chirita Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) | ||
| Middletonia C.Puglisi (prev. under Boea Comm. ex Lam.) | ||
| Mitraria Cav. | ||
| Monophyllaea R.Br. | ||
| Monopyle Moritz ex Benth. & Hook.f. | ||
| Moussonia Regel | ||
| Napeanthus Gardner | Marssonia H.Karst. | |
| Nautilocalyx Linden ex Hanst. | ||
| Negria F.Muell. | ||
| Nematanthus Schrad. | Hypocyrta Mart. | |
| Niphaea Lindl. | ||
| Oreocharis Benth. | Briggsia Craib | |
| Pachycaulos J.L.Clark & J.F.Sm. (prev. under Hypocyrta Mart.) | ||
| Paliavana Vell. ex Vand. | ||
| Paraboea (C.B.Clarke) Ridl. (prev. under Boea Comm. ex Lam.) | ||
| Paradrymonia Hanst. | ||
| Pearcea Regel | ||
| Petrocosmea Oliv. | ||
| Phinaea Benth. | ||
| Platystemma Wall. | ||
| Primulina Hance (prev. under Chirita Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) | ||
| Ramonda Rich. | Jancaea Boiss. | |
| Rechsteineria Regel | Sinningia Nees | |
| Rhabdothamnus A.Cunn. | ||
| Rhynchoglossum Blume | Klugia Schltdl. | |
| Rhynchotechum Blume | ||
| Rhytidophyllum Mart. | ||
| Saintpaulia H.Wendl. | Streptocarpus Lindl. | |
| Sarmienta Ruiz & Pav. | ||
| Seemannia Regel | ||
| Shuaria D.A.Neill & J.L.Clark (new in m) | ||
| Sinningia Nees | Rechsteineria Regel, Corytholoma (Benth.) Decne. | |
| Smithiantha Kuntze | ||
| Solenophora Benth. | ||
| Stauranthera Benth. | ||
| Streptocarpus Lindl. | Acanthonema Hook.f., Linnaeopsis Engl., Saintpaulia H.Wendl. | |
| Trichantha Hook. | Columnea L. | |
| Trichodrymonia Oerst. (prev. under Paradrymonia) | ||
| Tylopsacas Leeuwenb. | ||
| Vanhouttea Lem. |
References
- Anderson, B.M., Middleton, D.J. (2013). A revision of Rhynchotechum Blume (Gesneriaceae). Edinburgh journal of botany, 70, 1. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428612000376
- Chen, W.H., Zhang, Y.M., Guo, S.W., Zhang, Z.R., Chen, L., Shui, Y.M. (2020). Reassessment of Bournea Oliver (Gesneriaceae) based on molecular and palynological evidence. PhytoKeys, 157,27-41. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.157.55254
- Denduangboripant, J., Mendum, M., Cronk, Q.C.B. (2001). Evolution in Aeschynanthus (Gesneriaceae) inferred from ITS sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution, 228, 181-197. https://doi.org/10.1007/s006060170028
- Li, P-W., Liu, F-P., Han, M-Q., Smith, J.F., Wang, Y-Z. (2022). Molecular and Morphological Evidence Supports the Inclusion of Deinostigma into Metapetrocosmea (Gesneriaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 107, 1, 447-466. https://doi.org/10.3417/2022767
- Middleton, D.J. (2007). A revision of Aeschynanthus (Gesneriaceae) in Thailand. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 64, 3, 363-429. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428607004878
- Möller, M., Wei, Y-G., Wen, F., Clark, J.L., Weber, A. (2016). You win some you lose some: updated generic delineations and classification of Gesneriaceae-implications for the family in China.Guihaia. 36, 1, 44-60.
- Ogutcen, E., Christe, C., Nishii, K., Salamin, N., Möller, M., Perret, M. (2021). Phylogenomics of Gesneriaceae using targeted capture of nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107068
- Olmstead, R.G. (2021) A Synoptical Classification of the Lamiales, Version 2.7.3
- Petrova, G., Moyankova, D., Nishii, K., Forrest, L., Tsiripidis, I., Drouzas, A.D., Djilianov, D., Möller, M. (2015). The European Paleoendemic Haberlea rhodopensis (Gesneriaceae) has an Oligocene origin and a Pleistocene diversification and occurs in a long-persisting refugial area in southeastern Europe. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 176, 6, 499-514. https://doi.org/10.1086/681990
- Puglisi, C., Middleton, D.J., Triboun, P. and Möller, M. (2011). New insights into the relationships between Paraboea, Trisepalum, and Phylloboea (Gesneriaceae) and their taxonomic consequences. Taxon, 60, 1693-1702. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.606014
- Roalson, E.H., Boggan, J.K., Skog, L.E., Zimmer, E.A. (2005). Untangling Gloxinieae (Gesneriaceae). I. Phylogenetic patterns and generic boundaries inferred from nuclear, chloroplast, and morphological cladistic datasets. Taxon, 54, 389-410. https://doi.org/10.2307/25065368
- Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].
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- Wiehler, H., Chautems, A. (1995). A reduction of Lietzia to Sinningia. Gesneriana 1, 1, 5–7.
Foto: Pearcea Regel © Ramón Vilalta-Pérez