asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

family Gesneriaceae, gesneria family, Gesneriaceae - large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales

Alsobia dianthiflora, Episcia dianthiflora, lace-flower vine - low-growing creeping perennial of Central America having deeply fringed white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Episcia