Gesneriaceae

noun

1. large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales

   Synonyms

   • Gesneriaceae, family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family

   Less specific

   • asterid dicot family

   Members

   • gesneriad, genus Gesneria, genus Achimenes, genus Aeschynanthus, Alsobia, genus Alsobia, genus Columnea, genus Episcia, genus Gloxinia, gloxinia, genus Kohleria, Saintpaulia, genus Saintpaulia, Sinningia, genus Sinningia (more) , genus Streptocarpus

   Member of

   • Polemoniales, order Polemoniales