''Staurogyne'' is a genus of 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 ...
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Description
Species of the genus ''Staurogyne'' tend to have annual or perennial herbs. They may also have shrubs. The stems of ''Staurogyne'' tend to be short.
Species
The genus includes 150 accepted species,
of which the most notable are:
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Staurogyne bicolor
''Staurogyne bicolor'' is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
Habitat destruction (also termed habi ...
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Staurogyne brachystachya
''Staurogyne'' is a genus of 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 ...
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Staurogyne elegans
''Staurogyne elegans'' is a species of flowering plant native to Brazilian cerrado vegetation. It is a subshrub or shrub native to Minas Gerais state. This plant is cited in ''Flora Brasiliensis'' by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Carl Fr ...
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Staurogyne hirsuta
''Staurogyne hirsuta'' is a species of plant native to Brazilian cerrado vegetation. It is a subshrub endemic to Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil. This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Carl F ...
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Staurogyne minarum
''Staurogyne minarum'' is a species of flowering plant native to Brazilian cerrado ecoregion. It is a shrub native to Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the ...
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Staurogyne repens
''Staurogyne repens'' is a plant 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 Her ...
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Staurogyne sichuanica
''Staurogyne sichuanica'' is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 bi ...
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Distribution
The genus is widely distributed in the equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and South America.
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References
Acanthaceae genera
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