Oreocharis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 154 species native to Asia, which range from the Eastern Himalayas and Tibet through Indochina and China to Japan.[1]

Oreocharis
Oreocharis forrestii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Oreocharis
Benth. (1876), nom. cons.
Species

154; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Ancylostemon Craib (1919)
  • × Brigandra O.Schwarz ex Jungn. (1984)
  • Briggsia Craib (1919)
  • Dasydesmus Craib (1919)
  • Dayaoshania W.T.Wang (1983)
  • Deinocheilos W.T.Wang (1986)
  • × Gomiocharis O.Schwarz (1977), not validly publ.
  • Isometrum Craib (1919)
  • Opithandra B.L.Burtt (1956)
  • Paraisometrum W.T.Wang (1997 publ. 1998)
  • Perantha Craib (1918)
  • Schistolobos W.T.Wang (1983)
  • Thamnocharis W.T.Wang (1981)
  • Tremacron Craib (1918)

Species

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154 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Oreocharis Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 August 2024.