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Epithema

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Epithema
Epithema carnosum var. hispida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Subfamily: Didymocarpoideae
Genus: Epithema
Blume (1826)
Synonyms[1]
  • Aikinia R.Br. (1832), nom. illeg.
  • Carpocalymna Zipp. (1829)

Epithema[2][3] 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.[1]

Species

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Epithema sarawakense flower

20 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Epithema Blume. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ von Blume CL (1826) Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 14: 737.
  3. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
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