Gesneriaceae

Gloxinia L'Hér.

First published in W.Aiton, Hort. Kew. 2: 331 (1789)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Central & S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Cuba, Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guyana, India, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1979 Spruce, R. [4513] K000395117 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Spruce, R. [4513] K000395118 Yes
Jan 1, 1979 Spruce, R. [4513] K000395119 Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • 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