Neriacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It contains five species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Jamaica and Panama to Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[1]
Neriacanthus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Acantheae |
Genus: | Neriacanthus Benth. & Hook.f. (1876) |
Synonyms[1] | |
Aphanandrium Lindau (1895) |
Species
editFive species are accepted:[1]
- Neriacanthus grandiflorus Leonard
- Neriacanthus harlingii Wassh.
- Neriacanthus lehmannianus (Lindau) Lindau
- Neriacanthus nitidus Leonard
- Neriacanthus purdieanus Benth. & Hook.f.
References
edit- ^ a b c Neriacanthus Benth. & Hook.f. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 February 2024.