There are also two other endemic genera in the families Asteraceae and Gesneriaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Lord Howe Island Group, Australia] Reference
Examples of such species include Gesneriaceae such as Monophyllae beccarii, M. horsfieldii and Cytandra spp. From Wordnik.com. [Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia] Reference
Common epiphyte families found in Sumatra include Orchidaceae, Gesneriaceae, Melastomaceae, Asclepidiaceae, and Rubiaceae. From Wordnik.com. [Sumatran lowland rain forests] Reference
Although limestone forest has little commercially valuable timber, herbs such as Balsaminaceae, Begoniaceae, and Gesneriaceae (which are well represented in this ecoregion) have horticultural potential. From Wordnik.com. [Borneo lowland rain forests] Reference
Strict endemic species are best represented in the families Rubiaceae (11 spp.), Compositae (9 spp.), Gesneriaceae (8 spp.), Euphorbiaceae (7 spp.), Orchidaceae (7 spp., in the genus Lepanthes), and Myrtaceae (6 spp.). From Wordnik.com. [Jamaican moist forests] Reference
Valerianeae, 1 Gesneriaceae, 22. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries] Reference
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