Dyschoriste

Dyschoriste
Dyschoriste hygrophyloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Tribe: Ruellieae
Genus: Dyschoriste
Nees (1832)[1]
Species

98; see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Apassalus Kobuski (1928)
  • Calophanes D.Don (1833)
  • Chaetacanthus Nees (1836)
  • Homotropium Nees (1847)
  • Linostylis Fenzl ex Sond. (1850)
  • Phillipsia Rolfe (1895)
  • Sautiera Decne. (1834)

Dyschoriste is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 98 species native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, and southern Asia.[2] Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb.[3]

  1. ^ "Genus: Dyschoriste Nees". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-23. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
  2. ^ a b Dyschoriste Nees. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 18 November 2023
  3. ^ "Dyschoriste". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-03-25.