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Gesneriad Society — The Gesneriad Society, Inc. is an international horticultural society devoted to the promotion, cultivation, and study of gesneriads (plant family Gesneriaceae). The organization was founded in 1951 as the American Gloxinia Society by Elvin… … Wikipedia
gesneriad — /ges near ee ad , jes /, n. any of various, chiefly tropical plants of the gesneria family. [1880 85; < NL Gesneri(a) a genus name (after K. von GESNER; see IA) + AD1] * * * Any of more than 1,800 species of mostly tropical and subtropical… … Universalium
gesneriad — noun Any of the family Gesneriaceae of tropical and subtropical flowering plants, valued as ornamentals … Wiktionary
gesneriad — ges·ne·ri·ad … English syllables
gesneriad — noun any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Gesneriaceae, ↑family… … Useful english dictionary
Gesneriaceae — Taxobox name = Gesneriaceae image width = 240px image caption = Haberlea rhodopensis regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Gesneriaceae familia authority = Dumortier subdivision ranks = Genera… … Wikipedia
Gesneriaceae — Gesneriaceae Haberlea rhodopensis … Wikipedia Español
Hans Wiehler — Hans Joachim Wiehler (1930 2003) was a Prussian born American botanist who specialized in the plant family Gesneriaceae. In 1954 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana and a Bachelor of Divinity degree from… … Wikipedia
Chirita — sinensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Chirita — Chirita … Wikipedia Español
