Episcia

Episcia
Aide à la lecture d'une taxobox Episcia
 Episcia cupreata
Episcia cupreata
Classification classique
Règne Plantae
Sous-règne Tracheobionta
Division Magnoliophyta
Classe Magnoliopsida
Sous-classe Asteridae
Ordre Scrophulariales
Famille Gesneriaceae
Genre
Episcia
Mart.
Classification phylogénétique
Clade Angiospermes
Clade Dicotylédones vraies
Clade Astéridées
Clade Lamiidées
Ordre Lamiales
Famille Gesneriaceae
D'autres documents multimédia
sont disponibles sur Commons

Episcia est un genre plantes de la famille des Gesneriaceae.

Sommaire

Distribution

Amérique Centrale et nord de l'Amérique du Sud.

Liste d'espèces

Le genre compte environ 8 espèces.

  • Episcia cupreata (Hook.) Hanst. (Synonyme: • Achimenes cupreata Hook. )
  • Episcia lilacina Hanst.
  • Episcia lynchei (Hook. f.) R. Knuth (Synonyme Nautilocalyx lynchei (Hook.)
  • Episcia punctata (Lindl.) Hanst. (Synonyme: Alsobia punctata (Lindl.) Hanst. et Drymonia punctata Lindl.
  • Episcia reptans Mart.
  • Episcia rosea M. Martens & Galeotti (Synonyme: Tetranema roseum (M. Martens & Galeotti) Standl. & Steyerm.

Cultures

Les Episcias et leurs nombreux hybrides sont cultivées à des fins ornementales. (Zones 10 -12 )

Liens externes


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Contenu soumis à la licence CC-BY-SA. Source : Article Episcia de Wikipédia en français (auteurs)

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Regardez d'autres dictionnaires:

  • episcia — [e pish′ə, e pishē ə; ēpish′ə, ipish′ə] n. [ModL < Gr episkia, fem. of episkios, shaded < epi , EPI + skia, shadow < IE * sk̑iya , var. of base * skāi, to gleam softly > SHINE] any of a genus (Episcia) of tropical American plants of… …   English World dictionary

  • Episcĭa — (E. Mart.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Gesneraceae Gesnereae Episcicae; Arten in Brasilien …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Episcia — Taxobox name = Episcia image width = 200px image caption = Episcia reptans regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Gesneriaceae genus = Episcia Episcia is a genus of about 8 species belonging to… …   Wikipedia

  • episcia — noun any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers • Hypernyms: ↑houseplant • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Episcia * * * ə̇ˈpish(ē)ə noun Etymology: New Latin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Episcia — ID 30778 Symbol Key EPISC Common Name episcia Family Gesneriaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit N/A Durat …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • episcia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek episkios shaded, from epi + skia shadow more at shine Date: circa 1868 any of a genus (Episcia) of tropical American herbs of the gesneriad family that have hairy foliage and are related to the African violet …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • episcia — /i pish ee euh, i pish euh/, n. any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers. [1865 70; < NL < Gk episkiá fem. of episkiós shaded, equiv. to …   Universalium

  • episcia — e•pi•sci•a [[t]ɪˈpɪʃ i ə, ɪˈpɪʃ ə[/t]] n. pl. sci•as pln any tropical American plant of the genus Episcia, having textured, variegated leaves and showy flowers • Etymology: 1865–70; < NL < Gk episkiá, shaded …   From formal English to slang

  • Episcia Mart. — Symbol EPISC Common Name episcia Botanical Family Gesneriaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Episcia cupreata — ID 30779 Symbol Key EPCU2 Common Name flame violet Family Gesneriaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Introduced to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution PR Growth Habit Forb/herb Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”