''Stemodia'' is a genus 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
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae, the plantain family or veronica family, is a large, diverse family (biology), family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales that includes common flowers such as Antirrhinum, snapdragon and Digitalis, foxglove. It is unrelated ...
. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographic region of Asia below the Himalayas which projects into the Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Arabian Sea to the west. It is now divided between Bangladesh, India, and Pakista ...
, and Australia.
[ This genus is sometimes placed in the families ]Scrophulariaceae
The Scrophulariaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the figwort family. The plants are annual and perennial herbs, as well as shrubs. Flowers have bilateral (zygomorphic) or rarely radial (actinomorphic) symmetry. The Scr ...
or Gratiolaceae.Latin
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word ''stemodiacra'', which means "stamen
The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...
s with two tips." Twintip is a common name for several species.
Species
45 species are accepted.Stemodia durantifolia
''Stemodia durantifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family commonly known as the whitewoolly twintip and purple stemodia. ''Stemodia durantifolia'' is native to the Americas, including Chile, Mexico, Texas, and the deserts ...
'' ( L.) Sw.
Olof Peter Swartz (21 September 1760 – 19 September 1818) was a Swedish botanist and taxonomist. He is best known for his taxonomic work and studies into pteridophytes, but also studied orchids, mosses and lichens.
Biography
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– white woolly twintip
*'' Stemodia flaccida''
*'' Stemodia florulenta'' W.R.Barker – bluerod
*''Stemodia foliosa
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
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*''Stemodia fruticosa
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
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*''Stemodia fruticulosa
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
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*''Stemodia glabella
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
'' W.R.Barker – bluerod[
*'']Stemodia grossa
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
'' – marsh stemodia
*''Stemodia hassleriana
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
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*''Stemodia hyptoides
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
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*''Stemodia jorullensis
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
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*''Stemodia kingii
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
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*''Stemodia lanata
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
'' Ruiz & Pav. ex Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
– gray woolly twintip
*'' Stemodia lanceolata''
*''Stemodia lathraia
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
''
*'' Stemodia linophylla''
*'' Stemodia lobelioides''
*''Stemodia lythrifolia
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
'' – bunu bunu[
*'' Stemodia macrantha''
*'']Stemodia maritima
''Stemodia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saha ...
'' L. – seaside twintip
*'' Stemodia palmeri''
*'' Stemodia palustris''
*'' Stemodia peduncularis''
*'' Stemodia perfoliata''
*'' Stemodia piurensis''
*'' Stemodia pubescens''
*'' Stemodia purpusii''
*'' Stemodia pusilla''
*'' Stemodia schottii'' Holz. – Rio Grande twintip
*'' Stemodia scoparioides''
*'' Stemodia serrata''
*'' Stemodia stricta''
*'' Stemodia suffruticosa''
*'' Stemodia tenuifolia''
*'' Stemodia tephropelina''
*'' Stemodia trifoliata''
*'' Stemodia verticillata'' (Mill.
Philip Miller FRS (1691 – 18 December 1771) was an English botanist and gardener of Scottish descent. Miller was chief gardener at the Chelsea Physic Garden for nearly 50 years from 1722, and wrote the highly popular '' The Gardeners Dict ...
) Hassl. – whorled twintip
*'' Stemodia viscosa'' Roxb. – pagurda[
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Formerly placed here
*''Anamaria heterophylla
''Anamaria heterophylla'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is the sole species in genus ''Anamaria''. It is endemic to northeastern Brazil
Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest ...
'' (as ''Stemodia heterophylla'' )
*'' Chodaphyton ericifolium'' (as ''Stemodia ericifolia'' )
*'' Umbraria microphylla'' (as ''Stemodia microphylla'' )
*'' Umbraria veronicoides'' (as ''Stemodia veronicoides'' )
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References
External links
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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