Filetia is a genus of flowering plants in the acanthus family (Acanthaceae), found in west Malesia (Sundaland). It is named for Dutch Army physician G.J. Filet, 1825–1891.[2]

Filetia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Filetia
Miq.[1]
Species

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Species edit

Species currently accepted by The Plant List[3] are as follows:

References edit

  1. ^ Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 822 (1858)
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (23 November 1999). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. p. 1010. ISBN 9780849326769.
  3. ^ "Filetia". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 21 June 2020.