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Staurogyne

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Staurogyne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Nelsonioideae
Genus: Staurogyne
Wall.
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Ebermaiera Nees
  • Ebermayera Meisn., orth. var.
  • Ebermeyera Endl., orth. var.
  • Ebermiera Wight, orth. var.
  • Erythracanthus Nees
  • Gynocraterium Bremek.
  • Neozenkerina Mildbr.
  • Nigrolea Noronha
  • Ophiorrhiziphyllon Kurz
  • Phyllophiorhiza Kuntze
  • Staurogynopsis Mangenot & Aké Assi
  • Stiftia Pohl ex Nees
  • Zenkerina Engl.

Staurogyne is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae.[2][3]

Description

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Species of the genus Staurogyne tend to have annual or perennial herbs. They may also have shrubs. The stems of Staurogyne tend to be short.[4]

Distribution

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Species of Staurogyne are native to the tropical regions of western and central Africa, Asia, Central and South America, New Guinea, and Australia.[5]

Species

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The genus includes 155 accepted species.[5]

References

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  1. "Staurogyne Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. Braz, Denise Monte; Montiero, Reinaldo (14 February 2017). "Taxonomic Revision of Staurogyne (Nelsonioideae, Acanthaceae) in the Neotropics". Phytotaxa. 296: 1–40. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.296.1.1 via Open Journal Systems.
  3. "Staurogyne — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. Hu, Jia-qi; Daniel, Thomas F. (2011). "STAUROGYNE Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 80" (PDF). flora.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  5. 1 2 "Staurogyne Wall. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-10-09.