Gesneria Family (Noun)
Meaning
Large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The Gesneriaceae is a family of flowering plants consisting of about 130 genera and over 3,000 species in the order Lamiales.
- The Gesneria family plants are characterized by having flowers with zygomorphic and sympetalous corollas.
- They are mostly relatively small and tender plants which thrive in warm and humid environments, like tropical forests and mountains.
- Many species of the Gesneria family are highly sought after by horticulturists and hobbyists for their beautiful and unique flowers, having a wide range of colors.
- Plants in the Gesneria family are widely spread from tropic to subtropics over the world and many are endemics of certain island ecosystems, like the flora of Haiti and Hispaniola.