Epithema

Epithema^[2][3] is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae and subfamily Didymocarpoideae. Species range from western tropical Africa to Uganda, tropical and subtropical Asia, and New Guinea.^[1]

Epithema
Epithema carnosum var. hispida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Gesneriaceae
Subfamily:	Didymocarpoideae
Genus:	Epithema Blume (1826)
Synonyms[1]
Aikinia R.Br. (1832), nom. illeg. Carpocalymna Zipp. (1829)

Species

Epithema sarawakense flower

20 species are accepted.^[1]

• Epithema benthamii C.B.Clarke
• Epithema carnosum Benth.
• Epithema ceylanicum Gardner
• Epithema dolichopodum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema horsfieldii (R.Br.) DC.
• Epithema involucratum (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt
• Epithema longipetiolatum (Merr.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema longitubum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema madulidii Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema membranaceum (King) Kiew
• Epithema parvibracteatum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema philippinum (Hilliard & B.L.Burtt) Bransgr.
• Epithema pusillum (C.B.Clarke) Bransgr.
• Epithema rennellense Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema sarawakense Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema saxatile Blume
• Epithema steenisii Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema strigosum (C.B.Clarke) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema tenerum (C.B.Clarke) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt
• Epithema tenue C.B.Clarke