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''Episcia'' is a genus of 10 species belonging to the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae. The species are found in the tropical regions of Central America and South America (frequently cultivated elsewhere and sometimes naturalizing in tropical regions). The species are perennial herbaceous plants characterized by a stoloniferous habit, red (rarely orange, pink, blue or yellow) flowers, and frequently have marked or patterned leaves. They are grown in the tropics, and in temperate regions as houseplants, primarily for their attractive foliage. Numerous cultivars have been produced, primarily by selection and hybridization of the species ''E. cupreata'' and ''E. reptans''. For much of the Twentieth century ''Episcia'' had a broad circumscription but since 1978 has been restricted to a much narrower one, with the genera ''Paradrymonia'', ''Chrysothemis'', ''Nautilocalyx'', and ''Alsobia'' separated from it. The segregation of these genera from ''Episcia'' has been supported in recent molecular phylogenies. Episcias are sometimes called "Flame violets". ''Episcia'' contains the following species: Section ''Episcia'' * ''Episcia andina'' Wiehler * ''Episcia cupreata'' (Hook.) Hanst. * ''Episcia duidae'' Feuillet * ''Episcia lilacina'' Hanst. * ''Episcia prancei'' Wiehler * ''Episcia reptans'' Mart. * ''Episcia xantha'' Leeuwenb. Section ''Trematanthera'' (Leeuwenb.) Feuillet * ''Episcia fimbriata'' Fritsch * ''Episcia sphalera'' Leeuwenb. * ''Episcia rubra'' Feuillet ==References== *Feuillet, C. 2008. Folia taxonomica 7. Two new species and a new section in ''Episcia'' (Gesneriaceae) from the Venezuelan Guayana. ''J. Bot. Res. Int. Texas'' 2(1): 275-280. *Wiehler, H. 1978. The genera ''Episcia'', ''Alsobia'', ''Nautilocalyx'', and ''Paradrymonia'' (Gesneriaceae). ''Selbyana'' 5: 11-60. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Episcia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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