Brillantaisia
| Brillantaisia | |
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| Brillantaisia owariensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Ruellieae |
| Genus: | Brillantaisia P.Beauv. |
Brillantaisia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar.[1] They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods.[2] They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, B. lamium, is invasive in Queensland.[2]
Species
It contains some 17 species,[3] including:
- Brillantaisia borellii Lindau
- Brillantaisia cicatricosa Lindau
- Brillantaisia debilis Burkill
- Brillantaisia didynama Lindau
- Brillantaisia fulva Lindau
- Brillantaisia grandidentata S.Moore
- Brillantaisia lamium Benth.
- Brillantaisia lancifolia Lindau
- Brillantaisia madagascariensis T.Anderson ex Lindau
- Brillantaisia majestica Wernham
- Brillantaisia oligantha Milne-Redh.
- Brillantaisia owariensis P.Beauv.
- Brillantaisia pubescens T. Anderson ex Oliv.
- Brillantaisia richardsiae Vollesen
- Brillantaisia riparia (Vollesen & Brummitt) Sidwell
- Brillantaisia stenopteris Sidwell
- Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau
- Brillantaisia vogeliana Benth.
References
- ^ "Genus: Brillantaisia". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Brillantaisia lamium" (PDF). Queensland government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ "Brillantaisia". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
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