Gymnostachyum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae.[2] It includes 50 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina to southern China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and the Philippines.[1]

Gymnostachyum
Gymnostachyum ceylanicum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Andrographideae
Genus: Gymnostachyum
Nees (1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cryptophragmium Nees (1832)
  • Odontostigma Zoll. & Moritzi (1845)
  • Parajusticia Benoist (1936)
  • Petracanthus Nees (1847)
  • Sarcanthera Raf. (1838)

Species

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50 species are accepted.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Gymnostachyum Nees. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  2. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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