Definition
A genus of tropical plants in the Gesneraceae family, native to the Caribbean and Central America, with showy red or orange tubular flowers.
Etymology
Named directly after Conrad Gesner, the genus Gesneria honors this Renaissance scholar within the plant classification system.
Kelly Says
Gesneria species have a unique relationship with hummingbirds—their bright tubular flowers and nectar production evolved specifically to attract these tiny birds as pollinators in tropical forests.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ገስነሪያ
ges-ne-ri-ya
ARالعربية
جيسنيريا
jis-ne-ree-ya
BNবাংলা
গেসনেরিয়া
ges-ne-ri-ya
CACatalà
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
CSČeština
Gesneria
zheh-zneh-ree-ah
DADansk
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
DEDeutsch
Gesneria
geh-zner-ee-ah
ELΕλληνικά
Γεσνερία
yehs-ne-ree-ah
ESEspañol
gesneria
hehs-ner-ee-ah
FAفارسی
ژسنیریا
zheh-sne-ri-ya
FISuomi
Gesneria
ges-ne-ree-ah
FRFrançais
gesnérie
zheh-nuh-ree
GUGU
ગેસનેરિયા
ges-ne-ri-ya
HAHA
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
HEעברית
גסנריה
ges-ne-ri-ah
HIहिन्दी
गेस्नरिया
ges-ner-iya
HUMagyar
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
Gesneria
ges-ne-ree-ah
IGIG
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
ITItaliano
Gesneria
zheh-zneh-ree-ah
KO한국어
게스네리아
geuseune-ri-a
MRMR
गेसनरिया
ges-ne-ri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ဂေစနေရီးယ
ga-se-ne-ree-ya
NLNederlands
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
NONorsk
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
PAPA
ਗੇਸਨੇਰੀਆ
ges-ne-ree-ah
PLPolski
Gesneria
zheh-zneh-ree-ah
PTPortuguês
gesneria
zheh-zneh-ree-ah
RORomână
Gesneria
zheh-zneh-ree-ah
RUРусский
Геснерия
gez-ne-ri-ya
SVSvenska
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
SWKiswahili
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
TAதமிழ்
கெஸ்நேரியா
kes-ne-ri-ya
TEతెలుగు
గెస్నెరియా
ges-ne-ri-ya
THไทย
เกสเนเรีย
khet-ne-ree
TLTL
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
TRTürkçe
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
UKУкраїнська
Геснерія
hez-ne-ree-ya
URاردو
جیسنریا
jis-ne-ree-ya
VITiếng Việt
Gesneria
ghe-sne-ri-a
YOYO
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah
ZH中文
盖斯内里亚
gài sī nài lì yà
ZUZU
Gesneria
gez-ne-ree-ah