The flowering plant genus "Gesneria" and its family Gesneriaceae are named after him. The genus "Gesneria" is named in honor of 15th-century Swiss botanist Conrad Gessner. A genus of moths is also named "Gesneria" after him. The long tubular flowers of this salvia resemble "Gesneria" flowers. Gesneria is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Gesneria is a genus of approximately 50 species in the flowering plant family Gesneriaceae.