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Phlogacanthus

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Phlogacanthus
Phlogacanthus turgidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Andrographideae
Genus: Phlogacanthus
Nees (1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cystacanthus T.Anderson (1867)
  • Diotacanthus Benth. (1876)
  • Janasia Raf. (1838)
  • Loxanthus Nees (1832)
  • Meninia Fua ex Hook.f. (1873)

Phlogacanthus[2][3] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae and tribe Andrographideae. Its distribution includes India through to Indo-China, southern China, Java, and Sulawesi.[1]

Species

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Plants of the World Online currently recognises more than 40 species:[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Plants of the World Online: Phlogacanthus Nees. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  2. ^ Nees CGD (1832) Plantae Asiaticae Rariores 3: 76, 99.
  3. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
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