Lesia (plant)

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Lesia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Lamiales
Family:  | Gesneriaceae
Subfamily:  | Gesnerioideae
Genus:  | Lesia
J.L.Clark & J.F.Sm.[1]
Species

See text.

Lesia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae,[1] subfamily Gesnerioideae.[2]

## Species

As of April 2021[update], Plants of the World Online accepted two species:[1]

* Lesia savannarum (C.V.Morton) J.L.Clark & J.F.Sm.
* Lesia tepuiensis G.E.Ferreira & Chautems

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Lesia J.L.Clark & J.F.Sm.", Plants of the World Online (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77132580-1, retrieved 2021-04-05
2. ↑ Weber, A.; Middleton, D.J.; Clark, J.L.; Möller, M. (2020), "Keys to the infrafamilial taxa and genera of Gesneriaceae", Rheedea 30 (1): 5–47, doi:10.22244/rheedea.2020.30.01.02, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342238606_Keys_to_the_infrafamilial_taxa_and_genera_of_Gesneriaceae, retrieved 2021-04-05

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