''Dyschoriste'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the 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 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 Greek
Greek may refer to:
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...
'' δυσ'', ''poorly'', and '' χωριστός'', ''to split'', in reference to the slightly lobed stigma.
Species
98 species are accepted.[
*'' Dyschoriste albiflora''
*'' Dyschoriste angusta'' (A.Gray) Small – Pineland snakeherb
*'' Dyschoriste angustifolia''
*'' Dyschoriste axillaris''
*'' Dyschoriste bayatensis''
*'' Dyschoriste bayensis''
*'' Dyschoriste boliviana''
*'' Dyschoriste burchellii''
*'']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.
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*'' 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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*''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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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*''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.
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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.
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*'' Dyschoriste erythrorhiza''
*'' Dyschoriste eulinae''
*'' Dyschoriste geniculata''
*'' Dyschoriste gracilicaulis''
*'' Dyschoriste gracilis''
*'' Dyschoriste greenmanii''
*'' Dyschoriste heudelotiana''
*'' Dyschoriste hildebrandtii''
*'' Dyschoriste hirsuta''
*'' 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.
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*'' Dyschoriste humilis''
*'' Dyschoriste humistrata'' (Michx.) Kuntze – Swamp snakeherb
*'' Dyschoriste hygrophiloides''
*'' 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.
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*'' Dyschoriste lavandulacea''
*'' Dyschoriste linearis'' (Torr. & A.Gray) Kuntze – Narrowleaf snakeherb
*'' Dyschoriste lycioides''
*'' 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.
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*'' 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.
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*'' Dyschoriste mutica''
*'' Dyschoriste nagchana''
*'' Dyschoriste novogaliciana''
*'' Dyschoriste nummulifolia''
*'' Dyschoriste nyassica''
*'' Dyschoriste oblongifolia'' (Michx.) Kuntze – Oblongleaf snakeherbDyschoriste 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.
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*'' 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.
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*'' Dyschoriste pseuderecta''
*'' 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.
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*'' Dyschoriste quitensis''
*'' Dyschoriste radicans''
*'' Dyschoriste repens''
*'' Dyschoriste rosei''
*'' 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.
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*'' Dyschoriste sallyae''
*'' Dyschoriste saltuensis''
*'' Dyschoriste schiedeana''
*'' Dyschoriste schottiana''
*'' Dyschoriste serpyllifolia''
*'' Dyschoriste serpyllum''
*''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.
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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.
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*'' Dyschoriste smithii''
*'' Dyschoriste subquadrangularis''
*'' Dyschoriste tanganyikensis''
*'' Dyschoriste tanzaniensis''
*'' 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.
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*'' Dyschoriste trichocalyx''
*'' Dyschoriste tubicalyx''
*'' Dyschoriste tweedieana''
*'' Dyschoriste vagans''
*'' Dyschoriste venturii''
*'' Dyschoriste vestita''
*'' Dyschoriste vinacea''
*'' Dyschoriste xylopoda'' Kobuski
*'' Dyschoriste zambiana''
References
External links
Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae genera
Taxa named by Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck
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