Stemodia

Stemodia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. The genus comprises approximately 45 species of annual and perennial herbs and shrubs which are distributed through tropical and temperate regions of the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Australia. This genus is sometimes placed in the families Scrophulariaceae or Gratiolaceae. The generic name is derived from the Latin word stemodiacra, which means "stamens with two tips." Twintip is a common name for several species.

==Species== 45 species are accepted. Stemodia anisata Stemodia bartsioides Stemodia chiapensis Stemodia chodatii Stemodia coahuilensis – Coahuila twintip Stemodia debilis Stemodia diplohyptoides Stemodia durantifolia (L.) Sw. – white woolly twintip Stemodia flaccida Stemodia florulenta W.R.Barker – bluerod Stemodia foliosa Stemodia fruticosa Stemodia fruticulosa Stemodia glabella W.R.Barker – bluerod Stemodia grossa – marsh stemodia Stemodia hassleriana Stemodia hyptoides Stemodia jorullensis Stemodia kingii Stemodia lanata Ruiz & Pav. ex Benth. – gray woolly twintip Stemodia lanceolata Stemodia lathraia Stemodia linophylla Stemodia lobelioides Stemodia lythrifolia – bunu bunu Stemodia macrantha Stemodia maritima L. – seaside twintip Stemodia palmeri Stemodia palustris Stemodia peduncularis Stemodia perfoliata Stemodia piurensis Stemodia pubescens Stemodia purpusii Stemodia pusilla Stemodia schottii Holz. – Rio Grande twintip Stemodia scoparioides Stemodia serrata Stemodia stricta Stemodia suffruticosa Stemodia tenuifolia Stemodia tephropelina Stemodia trifoliata Stemodia verticillata (Mill.) Hassl. – whorled twintip Stemodia viscosa Roxb. – pagurda