Epithema

Epithema is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae and subfamily Didymocarpoideae. Species range from western tropical Africa to Uganda, tropical and subtropical Asia, and New Guinea.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyGesneriaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, DR Congo, East Himalaya

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 79
With media: 68
Family: Gesneriaceae
Collections: BRIT, NY, A, MO, GH, NHMUK
Recorded in: Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Gesneriaceae
Image: Epithema carnosum var. hispida 02.JPG

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Commons category: Epithema
taxon name: Epithema
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4327
topic's main category: Category:Epithema
taxon common name: 盾座苣苔属

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Epithema is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae and subfamily Didymocarpoideae. Species range from western tropical Africa to Uganda, tropical and subtropical Asia, and New Guinea.

==Species== thumb|right|Epithema sarawakense flower 20 species are accepted. Epithema benthamii Epithema carnosum Epithema ceylanicum Epithema dolichopodum Epithema horsfieldii Epithema involucratum Epithema longipetiolatum Epithema longitubum Epithema madulidii Epithema membranaceum Epithema parvibracteatum Epithema philippinum Epithema pusillum Epithema rennellense Epithema sarawakense Epithema saxatile Epithema steenisii Epithema strigosum Epithema tenerum Epithema tenue

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