''Blepharis'' is a genus of

plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...

in family

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae () is a Family (biology), family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are Tropics, tropical Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epip ...

. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbon fixation pathway.

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analysis suggests that this pathway evolved up to three times independently in the genus over the last five million years. The genus is named after the Greek word βλεφαριϛ, which means eyelash.

Species

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Blepharis acanthodioides ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis acuminata'' * '' Blepharis aequisepala'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis affinis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis angusta ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis aspera ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis asteracantha ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis attenuata'' Napper * '' Blepharis bainesii'' * '' Blepharis boranensis'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis breyeri ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis buchneri'' * '' Blepharis burundiensis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis calcitrapa'' * ''

Blepharis capensis ''Blepharis capensis''; also known as Cape lashes, is a species of plant in the genus ''Blepharis''. Range and habitat ''Blepharis capensis'' is native to South Africa, ranging from Namibia to Cape Province The Province of the Cape of Goo ...

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Blepharis chrysotricha ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis ciliaris ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis crinita ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

Juss. Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (; 12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today. His classification was based on an e ...

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Blepharis cuanzensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis cuspidata ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis decussata ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis dhofarensis ''Blepharis dhofarensis'' is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub that grows to around 5m tall and is found in Oman and Yemen. ''Blepharis dhofarensis'' grows on wet escarpment woodlands and it prefers dense thickets on ste ...

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Blepharis dilatata ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis diplodonta ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis diversispina'' * '' Blepharis drummondii'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis dunensis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis duvigneaudii'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis edulis'' * '' Blepharis eilensis'' * ''

Blepharis espinosa ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis exigua'' * '' Blepharis fenestralis'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis ferox ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis flava'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis fleckii ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis forgiarinii'' * ''

Blepharis furcata ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis gazensis'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis gigantea ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis glinus ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis glomerans ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis glumacea ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis grandis'' * '' Blepharis grossa'' (Nees) T.Anderson * '' Blepharis gypsophila'' Thulin & Vollesen * ''

Blepharis hildebrandtii ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis hirtinervia ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis huillensis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis ilicifolia'' * ''

Blepharis ilicina ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis inaequalis'' * '' Blepharis inermis'' * '' Blepharis inflata'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis innocua ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis inopinata'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis integrifolia'' * '' Blepharis involucrata'' * ''

Blepharis itigiensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis javanica ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis katangensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis kenyensis'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis kuriensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis laevifolia'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis lawsonii'' * ''

Blepharis leendertziae ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the C4 c ...

'' * '' Blepharis linariifolia''

Pers. Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (31 December 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a Cape Colony mycologist who is recognized as one of the founders of mycological taxonomy. Early life Persoon was born in Cape Colony at the Cape of Good Hope, the thi ...

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Blepharis longifolia ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis longispica'' * '' Blepharis macra'' (

Nees Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. ...

) Vollesen * '' Blepharis maculata'' * '' Blepharis maderaspatensis'' ( L.) B.Heyne ex Roth * '' Blepharis marginata'' * '' Blepharis menocotyle'' * '' Blepharis meyeri'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis mitrata ''Blepharis mitrata'' is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is found in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas of Namibia, such as the Khomas Honchland. It is threatened by habitat loss. The whole plant is very spiny. ...

'' C.B.Clarke * '' Blepharis montana'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis natalensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis noli-me-tangere'' * '' Blepharis obermeyerae'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis obmitrata'' * '' Blepharis obtusisepala'' * '' Blepharis ogadenensis'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis panduriformis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis paradoxa'' * '' Blepharis pascuorum'' * '' Blepharis petalidioides'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis petraea'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis pratensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis procumbens'' * ''

Blepharis pruinosa ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis pungens'' * '' Blepharis pusilla'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis reekmansii'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis refracta ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis richardsiae'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis saudensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis scandens'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis scindica'' * '' Blepharis sericea'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis serrulata'' * '' Blepharis sinuata'' * ''

Blepharis sol ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis somaliensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the C4 c ...

'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis spiculifolia''

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Blepharis spinescens ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the C4 c ...

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Blepharis spinifex ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis spinipes'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis squarrosa ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis stainbankiae ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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Blepharis stuhlmannii ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis subglabra'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis subvolubilis'' * '' Blepharis swaziensis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis tanae'' * '' Blepharis tanganyikensis'' (Napper) Vollesen * '' Blepharis tanzaniensis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis tenuiramea'' * ''

Blepharis tetrasticha ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis thulinii'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis torrei'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis trifida'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis trispina ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

'' * '' Blepharis turkanae'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis uniflora'' * '' Blepharis uzondoensis'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis welwitschii ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the ca ...

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