Acanthaceae

Staurogyne Wall.

First published in Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 80 (1831)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropics & Subtropics.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, DR Congo, East Himalaya, French Guiana, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Northern Territory, Panamá, Philippines, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia

Extinct in:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Daniel, T.D. & McDade, L.A. (2014). Nelsonioideae (Lamiales: Acanthaceae): revision of genera and catalog of species. Aliso 32: 1-45.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Bremekamp in Reinwardtia 3: 163 (1955)
  • Heine in Kew Bull. 16: 181 (1962)
  • Pl. As. Rar. 2: 80, t. 186 (1831)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0