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Genus: Episcia
Life
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Three species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Glen (2002).
Episcia cupreata
Native from Panama to Brazil. |
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Episcia dianthiflora
Native from Mexico to Costa Rica. |
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Episcia punctata
Native from Mexico to Guatemala. |
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Publications
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Smithies, S.J. 2003. Gesneriaceae. In
Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds), Plants of southern Africa: an
annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 578-580. National Botanical
Institute, Pretoria.
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