Dyschoriste | |
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Dyschoriste hygrophyloides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Tribe: | Ruellieae |
Genus: |
Dyschoriste Nees (1832) [1] |
Species | |
98; see text | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Dyschoriste is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. [2] Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. [3]
The name comes from the Greek δυσ, poorly, and χωριστός, to split, in reference to the slightly lobed stigma. [4]
98 species are accepted. [2]
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Dyschoriste | |
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Dyschoriste hygrophyloides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Tribe: | Ruellieae |
Genus: |
Dyschoriste Nees (1832) [1] |
Species | |
98; see text | |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
Dyschoriste is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. [2] Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. [3]
The name comes from the Greek δυσ, poorly, and χωριστός, to split, in reference to the slightly lobed stigma. [4]
98 species are accepted. [2]
Media related to Dyschoriste at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Dyschoriste at Wikispecies