Gesneria
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Gesneria brachysepela 
Gesneria centuriella
See also: gesneria
Translingual
Etymology
Gesner (“after Conrad Gesner (1516-65)”) + -ia
Proper noun
Gesneria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Gesneriaceae – certain flowering plants.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – certain moths.
Hypernyms
- (genus in Gesneriaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Gesneriaceae - family; Gesnerioideae - subfamily; Gesnerieae - tribe; Gesneriinae - subtribe
- (genus in Crambidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Pyraloidea -superfamily; Crambidae - family; Scopariinae -subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus in Gesneriaceae): Gesneria humilis - type species; Gesneria brachysepela - selected other species
- (genus in Crambidae): Gesneria centuriella - selected species
References
Gesneria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Gesneria (moth) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gesneria (Gesneriaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Gesneria (Crambidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gesneria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Gesneria (Crambidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
