Peristrophe

Peristrophe
Peristrophe speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Peristrophe
Nees
Species

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Peristrophe is a genus of between 15–40 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. The species are shrubs or herbaceous plants, with two-lipped flowers.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Selected species

Africa
  • Peristrophe aculeata
  • Peristrophe angolensis
  • Peristrophe cernua
  • Peristrophe cliffordii
  • Peristrophe decorticans
  • Peristrophe gillilandiorum
  • Peristrophe grandibracteata
  • Peristrophe hensii
  • Peristrophe hereroensis
  • Peristrophe lanceolata
  • Peristrophe mellerioides
  • Peristrophe namibiensis
  • Peristrophe natalensis
  • Peristrophe pilosa
  • Peristrophe teklei
  • Peristrophe serpenticola
  • Peristrophe transvaalensis
Asia
  • Peristrophe bicalyculata
  • Peristrophe fera
  • Peristrophe floribunda
  • Peristrophe guangxiensis
  • Peristrophe hyssopifolia
  • Peristrophe japonica
  • Peristrophe lanceolaria
  • Peristrophe montana
  • Peristrophe paniculata (also in Africa)
  • Peristrophe roxburghiana (syn. P. baphica, P. tinctoria)
  • Peristrophe speciosa
  • Peristrophe strigosa
  • Peristrophe tianmuensis
  • Peristrophe yunnanensis

References

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  1. ↑ Flora of China (draft): Acanthaceae.
  2. ↑ Flora of Nepal: Peristrophe.
  3. ↑ Plants of Africa Database: Peristrophe.
  4. ↑ Flora of Zimbabwe: Peristrophe.
  5. ↑ Flora of Taiwan: Peristrophe.
  6. ↑ Balkwill, K. (1996). A synopsis of Peristrophe in southern Africa. Bothalia 26 (2): 83-93.