Daniel, Thomas F.
Dyschoriste
Sign in to saveDyschoriste 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. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyAcanthaceae
安龙花属（学名：Dyschoriste）是爵床科下的一个属。该属共有约100种，分布于热带和亚热带地区。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 688
- With media
- 449
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Collections
- FCF-UANL, UACH, INECOL, FCN-UAQ, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG, UNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Madagascar
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Species
- References
- External links
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. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb.
==Etymology== The name comes from the Greek δυσ, poorly, and χωριστός, to split, in reference to the slightly lobed stigma.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dyschoriste” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.