''Dyschoriste'' is a

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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 includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb.

Etymology

The name comes from the

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'' δυσ'', ''poorly'', and '' χωριστός'', ''to split'', in reference to the slightly lobed stigma.

Species

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Dyschoriste albiflora ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste angusta'' (A.Gray) Small – Pineland snakeherb *'' Dyschoriste angustifolia'' *'' Dyschoriste axillaris'' *''

Dyschoriste bayatensis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste bayensis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste boliviana'' *''

Dyschoriste burchellii ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste capitata ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste capricornis'' *'' Dyschoriste celebica'' *'' Dyschoriste ciliata'' *''

Dyschoriste cinerascens ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste clarkei ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste costata ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste crenulata ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' Kobuski – Wavyleaf snakeherb *''

Dyschoriste cubensis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste cunenensis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste dalyi ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste decumbens ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' (A.Gray) Kuntze – Spreading snakeherb *''

Dyschoriste diffusa ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste ecuadoriana ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste erythrorhiza'' *''

Dyschoriste eulinae ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste geniculata ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste gracilicaulis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste gracilis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste greenmanii'' *'' Dyschoriste heudelotiana'' *'' Dyschoriste hildebrandtii'' *''

Dyschoriste hirsuta ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste hirsutissima'' (Nees) Kuntze – Swamp snakeherb *''

Dyschoriste hispidula ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste humilis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste humistrata ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' (Michx.) Kuntze – Swamp snakeherb *''

Dyschoriste hygrophiloides ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste jaliscensis'' *'' Dyschoriste keniensis'' *''

Dyschoriste kitongaensis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste lavandulacea'' *'' Dyschoriste linearis'' (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze – Narrowleaf snakeherb *''

Dyschoriste lycioides ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste madagascariensis'' *'' Dyschoriste madurensis'' *'' Dyschoriste maranhonis'' *''

Dyschoriste mcvaughii ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschorite microphylla'' *'' Dyschoriste miskatensis'' *''

Dyschoriste multicaulis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste mutica'' *'' Dyschoriste nagchana'' *'' Dyschoriste novogaliciana'' *'' Dyschoriste nummulifolia'' *'' Dyschoriste nyassica'' *'' Dyschoriste oblongifolia'' (Michx.) Kuntze – Oblongleaf snakeherb *''

Dyschoriste oligosperma ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste ovata ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste parvula'' *''

Dyschoriste pilifera ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste pinetorum'' *'' Dyschoriste poliodes'' *''

Dyschoriste principis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste pringlei'' *''

Dyschoriste prostrata ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste pseuderecta ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste pulegium'' *'' Dyschoriste purpusii'' *''

Dyschoriste quadrangularis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste quitensis'' *'' Dyschoriste radicans'' *'' Dyschoriste repens'' *''

Dyschoriste rosei ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste rubiginosa'' Ramamoorthy & Wassh. *''

Dyschoriste sagittata ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste sallyae'' *'' Dyschoriste saltuensis'' *'' Dyschoriste schiedeana'' *'' Dyschoriste schottiana'' *''

Dyschoriste serpyllifolia ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste serpyllum ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste setigera ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste siphonantha ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste smithii ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste subquadrangularis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste tanganyikensis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste tanzaniensis ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste thunbergiiflora'' *'' Dyschoriste tinctorum'' *''

Dyschoriste trichanthera ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste trichocalyx ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

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Dyschoriste tubicalyx ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste tweedieana'' *'' Dyschoriste vagans'' *'' Dyschoriste venturii'' *'' Dyschoriste vestita'' *''

Dyschoriste vinacea ''Dyschoriste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb. E ...

'' *'' Dyschoriste xylopoda'' Kobuski *'' Dyschoriste zambiana''

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Acanthaceae Acanthaceae genera Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck {{Acanthaceae-stub