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Brillantaisia
Brillantaisia owariensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Belantheria Nees (1847)
  • Leucorhaphis Nees (1847)
  • Ruelliola Baill. (1890)

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]

Species

14 species are accepted. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Brilliantaisia P.Beauv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Genus: Brillantaisia". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Brillantaisia lamium" (PDF). Queensland government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

Media related to Brillantaisia at Wikimedia Commons


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brillantaisia
Brillantaisia owariensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Belantheria Nees (1847)
  • Leucorhaphis Nees (1847)
  • Ruelliola Baill. (1890)

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]

Species

14 species are accepted. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Brilliantaisia P.Beauv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Genus: Brillantaisia". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Brillantaisia lamium" (PDF). Queensland government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

Media related to Brillantaisia at Wikimedia Commons



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