#family_Gesneriaceae__Gesneriaceae__gesneria_family  large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales
  supertype:  asterid_dicot_family__asteriddicotfamily  family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
  member of:  order_Polemoniales
  member:  gesneriad  any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia
  member:  genus_Gesneria  large genus of tropical American herbs having showy tubular flowers
     member:  gesneria  any plant of the genus Gesneria
  member:  genus_Achimenes  genus of tropical perennial American herbs
     member:  achimenes__achimene__hot_water_plant__hotwaterplant  any plant of the genus Achimenes having showy bell-shaped flowers that resemble gloxinias
  member:  genus_Aeschynanthus  large genus of East Indian ornamental woody epiphytic plants
     member:  aeschynanthus__aeschynanthu  a plant of the genus Aeschynanthus having somewhat red or orange flowers and seeds having distinctive hairs at base and apex
  member:  genus_Alsobia__Alsobia  tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia
     member:  lace-flower_vine__Alsobia_dianthiflora__Episcia_dianthiflora  low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia
  member:  genus_Columnea  genus of tropical American subshrubs and lianas
     member:  columnea  tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage
  member:  genus_Episcia  genus of tropical American herbs having soft hairy foliage
     member:  episcia  any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers
  member:  genus_Gloxinia  small genus of tropical American herbs with leafy stems and axillary flowers
     member:  Canterbury_bell__Gloxinia_perennis  herb of Colombia to Peru having pale purple flowers
  member:  gloxinia  any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers
  member:  genus_Kohleria  genus of tropical American shrubs
     member:  kohleria  shrubby herb cultivated for their soft velvety foliage and showy scarlet flowers
  member:  genus_Saintpaulia__Saintpaulia  east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated
     member:  African_violet__Saintpaulia_ionantha  tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers
  member:  genus_Sinningia__Sinningia  genus of perennial tuberous herbs and shrubs of Central and South America
     member:  florist's_gloxinia__florist'sgloxinia__Sinningia_speciosa__Gloxinia_spesiosa  South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers
  member:  genus_Streptocarpus  large genus of usually stemless African or Asian herbs: Cape primrose
     member:  streptocarpus__streptocarpu  any of various plants of the genus Streptocarpus having leaves in a basal rosette and flowers like primroses
     member:  Cape_primrose  any of various African plants of the genus Streptocarpus widely cultivated especially as houseplants for their showy blue or purple flowers

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