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Acanthaceae - Barleria family
Balkwill, K. & Welman, W.G. (2000) Acanthaceae. In Leistner, O.A. Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera. Strelitzia 10 34-45
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010) Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015) Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6)
Leistner, O.A. (2005) Seed plants of southern tropical Africa: families and genera SABONET Report No. 26 SABONET, Pretoria
Vollesen, K. (2009) Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa
Vollesen, K. (2013) Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5)
Description of the family
Small trees, herbs, shrubs or sometimes climbers. Stipules 0. Leaves opposite, usually entire, less often toothed. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic or zygomorphic. Bracts and bracteoles usually present. Calyx 4-5-partite, rarely 2-lipped or with 10-18 teeth (Thunbergia). Corolla gamopetalous, 1-2-lipped or 5-lobed. Stamens 2 or 4, inserted on corolla. Anthers 1- or 2-thecous, with thecae together or one above the other. Ovary superior, 2-locular with (1-)2(-3 or more) ovules in each loculus. Fruit a loculicidal capsule, often explosively dehiscent. Worldwide: 229 genera and 3450 species, mostly tropical. Zambia: 9 cultivated genera and 13 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated genera: View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this family
| Genus | Content |
| Acanthus L. | Description |
| Dyschoriste Nees | Description |
| Justicia L. | Description |
| Megaskepasma Lindau | Description, Image |
| Odontonema Nees | Description |
| Pseuderanthemum Radlk. | Description |
| Ruellia L. | Description |
| Ruttya Harv. | Description, Image |
| Strobilanthes Blume | Description |
Other sources of information about Acanthaceae:
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Acanthaceae
Flora of Malawi: Acanthaceae
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Acanthaceae
Flora of Mozambique: Acanthaceae
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Acanthaceae
Flora of Zambia: Acanthaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Acanthaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Acanthaceae
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AcanthaceaeBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acanthaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acanthaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acanthaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Acanthaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acanthaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Acanthaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acanthaceae
Wikipedia: Acanthaceae
Plants of the World Online: Acanthaceae
Tropicos: Acanthaceae
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