''Pearcea'' is a

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herbaceous plants in the family

Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and subtropics of the Old World (almost all Didymocarpoideae) and the New World (most Ges ...

native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus '' Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously included. The genus ''Parakohleria'' has recently been synonymized under ''Pearcea'', a conclusion later supported by molecular analyses that showed that ''Pearcea hypocyrtiflora'' was nested within the former Parakohlerias. The best-known and most widely cultivated species is ''Pearcea hypocyrtiflora'', a low-growing herb with attractively marked leaves and unusual bubble-like red or orange flowers.

Species

19 species are accepted. *''

Pearcea abunda ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus '' Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously ...

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Pearcea bella ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus '' Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously ...

'' *'' Pearcea bilabiata'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *''

Pearcea cordata ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and su ...

'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *'' Pearcea fuscicalyx'' *'' Pearcea glabrata'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *'' Pearcea gracilis'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *''

Pearcea grandifolia ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus '' Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously ...

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Pearcea hispidissima ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus '' Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously ...

'' (Wiehler) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *'' Pearcea hypocyrtiflora'' (Hook.f.) Regel *''

Pearcea intermedia ''Pearcea intermedia'' is a threatened species from Ecuador. References

Pearcea, intermedia Flora of Ecuador Endangered plants {{Gesneriaceae-stub ...

'' L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *'' Pearcea lutea'' *''

Pearcea pileifolia ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus '' Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously ...

'' J.L.Clark & L.E.Skog *''

Pearcea purpurea ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus ''Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously i ...

'' (Poepp.) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *''

Pearcea reticulata ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and su ...

'' (Fritsch) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *''

Pearcea rhodotricha ''Pearcea rhodotricha'' is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems a ...

'' (Cuatrec.) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *''

Pearcea schimpfii ''Pearcea schimpfii'' is a species of plant in the family Gesneriaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest Montane ecosystems are found on the slopes of mountains. The alpine climat ...

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Pearcea sprucei ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae Gesneriaceae, the gesneriad family, is a family (biology), family of flowering plants consisting of about 152 genera and ca. 3,540 species in the tropics and su ...

'' (Britton) L.P.Kvist & L.E.Skog *''

Pearcea strigosa ''Pearcea'' is a genus of tropical herbaceous plants in the family Gesneriaceae native to western South America. It is classified in tribe Gloxinieae and is closely related to the genus '' Kohleria'', in which some of its species were previously ...

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References

*Roalson, E.H., J.K. Boggan, L.E. Skog, & E.A. Zimmer. 2005. Untangling the Gloxinieae (Gesneriaceae). I. Phylogenetic patterns and generic boundaries inferred from nuclear, chloroplast, and morphological cladistic data sets. ''Taxon'' 54 (2): 389–410. *Wiehler, H. 1978. ''Parakohleria'', a new South American genus in the Gesneriaceae. ''Selbyana'' 5(1): 4–10.

External links

Kvist, L.P. & L.E. Skog. 1996. Revision of ''Pearcea'' (Gesneriaceae). ''Smithsonian Contrib. Bot''. 84: 1-47 (pdf file).
Gesneriaceae genera Flora of western South America Taxa described in 1867 Taxa named by Eduard August von Regel {{Gesneriaceae-stub