What is Gesneriaceae?
{{taxobox |name = Gesneriaceae |image = Haberlea rhodopensis0.jpg |image_caption = ''[[Haberlea rhodopensis]]'' |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Eudicots]] |unranked_ordo = [[Asterids]] |ordo = [[Lamiales]] |familia = '''Gesneriaceae''' |familia_authority = [[Barthélemy Charles Joseph du Mortier|Dumortier]] |subdivision_ranks = Genera |subdivision = See text. }} '''Gesneriaceae''' is a one of 23 families in the order [[Lamiales]] of [[flowering plant]], consisting of 147 genera and about 3,200 species of mostly tropical and subtropical herbaceous or slightly woody plants. Many are of economic importance as horticultural ornamentals. Among these are the [[Saintpaulia|African violets]] and [[Gloxinia (genus)|gloxinias]]. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Lamiales]] [[Category:Plant families]]