''Ecbolium'' 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 26 species native to southern and eastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar.
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Species
26 species are accepted.[
* '' Ecbolium albiflorum''
* '' Ecbolium amplexicaule'' S.Moore
* '' Ecbolium barlerioides'' (S.Moore) ]Lindau
Lindau (, ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major Town#Germany, town and Lindau (island), island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital ...
* '' Ecbolium benoistii'' Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium boranense'' Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium clarkei'' Hiern
* '' Ecbolium fimbriatum'' Benoist
* '' Ecbolium flanaganii'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Ecbolium glabratum'' Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium gymnostachyum'' (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. ...
) Milne-Redh.
* '' Ecbolium hastatum'' Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium humbertii'' Vollesen
* ''Ecbolium ligustrinum
''Ecbolium ligustrinum'' is also known as green ice crossandra, green shrimp plant, and turquoise crossandra. Its flowers may be greenish blue in colour. It's commonly seen among the pathways
The identifying characters are bilabiate corolla , ...
'' (Vahl) Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium madagascariense'' Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium oblongifolium'' Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium palmatum'' (Nees) Kuntze
* '' Ecbolium strictum'' O.Schwartz
* '' Ecbolium subcordatum'' C.B.Clarke
* '' Ecbolium syringifolium'' (Vahl) Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium tanzaniense'' Vollesen
* '' Ecbolium viride'' (Forssk.) Alston
References
Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae genera
Paleotropical flora
Taxa described in 1871
Taxa named by Wilhelm Sulpiz Kurz
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