Brachystephanus

Brachystephanus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 21 species native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 60
With media: 59
Family: Acanthaceae
Collections: CAS, MO
Recorded in: Madagascar, Tanzania, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Cameroon

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Justicieae
Image: Brachystephanus kupeensis-NMNH-00956317.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Brachystephanus
taxon name: Brachystephanus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=1670
Commons category: Brachystephanus

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Brachystephanus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 21 species native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.

==Species== 21 species are accepted. Brachystephanus africanus Brachystephanus calostachyus Brachystephanus coeruleus Brachystephanus congensis Brachystephanus densiflorus Brachystephanus giganteus Brachystephanus glaberrimus Brachystephanus holstii Brachystephanus jaundensis Brachystephanus jaundensis var. brevitubus Brachystephanus jaundensis subsp. jaundensis Brachystephanus jaundensis subsp. nemoralis Brachystephanus jaundensis subsp. nimbae (syn. Brachystephanus nimbae ) Brachystephanus kupeensis Brachystephanus laxispicatus Brachystephanus longiflorus Brachystephanus lyallii Brachystephanus mannii Brachystephanus montifuga Brachystephanus myrmecophilus Brachystephanus occidentalis Brachystephanus oreacanthus Brachystephanus roseus Brachystephanus schliebenii Brachystephanus sudanicus

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