''Elytraria'', scalystem, is a genus of flowering plants 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 ...
, with a pantropical distribution. They tend to lack stems.
Includes 22 species.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
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*'' Elytraria acaulis'' (L.f.) Lindau
*'' Elytraria bissei'' H.Dietr.
*'' Elytraria bromoides'' Oerst.
*'' Elytraria caroliniensis'' (J.F.Gmel.) Pers.
*'' Elytraria cubana'' Alain
*'' Elytraria filicaulis'' Borhidi & O.Muñiz
*'' Elytraria imbricata'' (Vahl) Pers.
*'' Elytraria ivorensis'' Dokosi
*'' Elytraria klugii'' Leonard
*'' Elytraria macrophylla'' Leonard
*'']Elytraria madagascariensis
''Elytraria'', scalystem, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, with a pantropical distribution. They tend to lack stems. Includes 22 species.
Species
Currently accepted species include:
*''Elytraria acaulis'' (L.f.) Lindau
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'' (Benoist) E.Hossain
*'' Elytraria marginata'' Vahl
*'' Elytraria maritima'' J.K.Morton
*'' Elytraria mexicana'' Fryxell & S.D.Koch
*'' Elytraria minor'' Dokosi
*'' Elytraria nodosa'' E.Hossain
*'' Elytraria planifolia'' Leonard
*'' Elytraria prolifera'' Leonard
*'' Elytraria serpens''
*'' Elytraria shaferi'' (P.Wilson) Leonard
*'' Elytraria spathulifolia'' Borhidi & O.Muñiz
*'' Elytraria tuberosa'' Leonard
References
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Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae genera
Taxa named by André Michaux