Originally distributed as Alsobia sp. ‘Chiapas’, the species has been formally named A. chiapensis. It has been crossed with A. punctata, but that seedling is not presently in cultivation. Unlike other species in the genus, A. chiapensis is not normally stoloniferous.
The feature plant above bears the USBRG accession number of 1994-05.
It appears that there are at least two similar forms of this species in cultivation. One, like the feature plant above, has white flowers with few spots on the upper lobes. Others, as in the photos below, have more yellow in the flowers, and have some spotting on the upper lobes.
Additional photos may be seen in a slideshow by clicking one of the links below:
- A plant exhibited at the 2011 convention of the Gesneriad Society, beautifully grown and with a few flowers hidden by foliage
- A flower on the 2011 plant, appearing yellow
- A plant exhibited at the 2020 virtual show of the Gesneriad Society, with clearly yellowish flowers and spots on the upper lobes
- A plant exhibited at the 2025 convention show of The Gesneriad Society
