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Definition of Alsobia
1. Noun. Tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia.
Exact synonyms: Genus Alsobia
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Gesneriaceae, Gesneria Family, Gesneriaceae
Member holonyms: Alsobia Dianthiflora, Episcia Dianthiflora, Lace-flower Vine
Generic synonyms: Asterid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Family Gesneriaceae, Gesneria Family, Gesneriaceae
Member holonyms: Alsobia Dianthiflora, Episcia Dianthiflora, Lace-flower Vine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Alsobia
Literary usage of Alsobia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Henderson's Handbook of Plants and General Horticulture \ by Peter Henderson (1910)
"... and are readily increased by cuttings About thirty species have been described,
all natives of Nicaragua, New Grenada, and the West Indies. Alsobia ..."
2. Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien nebst ihren Gattungen und wichtigeren Arten by Adolf Engler, Karl Anton Eugen Prantl (1897)
"Alsobia Haust. Stengel höher und kräftiger als bei den Arten der beiden ersten
Sectionen. Bl. kurz gestielt, einzeln in den Blattachseln. ..."
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