Brillantaisia | |
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Brillantaisia owariensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Ruellieae |
Genus: |
Brillantaisia P.Beauv. (1818) |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Brillantaisia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. [2] They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. [3] They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, B. lamium, is invasive in Queensland. [3]
14 species are accepted. [1]
Media related to Brillantaisia at Wikimedia Commons
Brillantaisia | |
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Brillantaisia owariensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Ruellieae |
Genus: |
Brillantaisia P.Beauv. (1818) |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Brillantaisia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar. [2] They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods. [3] They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, B. lamium, is invasive in Queensland. [3]
14 species are accepted. [1]
Media related to Brillantaisia at Wikimedia Commons