''Filetia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the acanthus 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 ...
), found in west
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. It is a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical kingdom. It was first recognized as a distinct region ...
(
Sundaland
Sundaland (also called Sundaica or the Sundaic region) is a biogeographical region of Southeast Asia corresponding to a larger landmass that was exposed throughout the last 2.6 million years during periods when sea levels were lower. It inc ...
). It is named for Dutch Army physician G.J. Filet, 1825–1891.
Species
Species currently accepted by
The Plant List
The Plant List was a list of botanical names of species of plants created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden and launched in 2010. It was intended to be a comprehensive record of all known names of plant specie ...
are as follows:
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Filetia bracteosa
''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.
Species
Species currently accepted by The Plant List are as follows ...
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C.B.Clarke
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Filetia brookeae''
Bremek.
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Filetia costulata''
Miq.
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Filetia glabra''
Ridl.
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Filetia hirta''
Ridl.
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Filetia lanceolata''
Bremek.
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Filetia paniculata''
C.B.Clarke
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Filetia ridleyi''
C.B.Clarke
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Filetia scortechinii''
C.B.Clarke
References
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Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae genera
Flora of Malesia
Taxa named by Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel