Eranthemum is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 23 species native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Sumatra, and Java.[1]

Eranthemum
Eranthemum pulchellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Ruellieae
Genus: Eranthemum
L. (1753)
Species[1]

23; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Citharella Noronha (1790), nom. nud.
  • Daedalacanthus T.Anderson (1860)
  • Upudalia Raf. (1838)

Species edit

23 species are accepted.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Eranthemum L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 January 2024.

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