Staurogyne

Staurogyne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Nelsonioideae
Genus:
Wall.
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Ebermaiera Nees
  • Ebermayera Meisn., orth. var.
  • Ebermeyera Endl., orth. var.
  • Ebermiera Wight, orth. var.
  • Erythracanthus Nees
  • Gynocraterium Bremek.
  • Neozenkerina Mildbr.
  • Nigrolea Noronha
  • Ophiorrhiziphyllon Kurz
  • Phyllophiorhiza Kuntze
  • Staurogynopsis Mangenot & Aké Assi
  • Stiftia Pohl ex Nees
  • Zenkerina Engl.

Staurogyne is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae.[2][3]

Description

Species of the genus Staurogyne tend to have annual or perennial herbs. They may also have shrubs. The stems of Staurogyne tend to be short.[4]

Distribution

Species of Staurogyne are native to the tropical regions of western and central Africa, Asia, Central and South America, New Guinea, and Australia.[5]

Species

The genus includes 155 accepted species.[5]

  • Staurogyne alba Braz & R.Monteiro
  • Staurogyne amboinica Bremek.
  • Staurogyne amoena Benoist
  • Staurogyne andamanica M.V.Ramana, Sanjappa, Venu & Chorghe
  • Staurogyne anigozanthus (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne anomala Bremek.
  • Staurogyne arcuata C.B.Clarke
  • Staurogyne argentea Wall.
  • Staurogyne aristata E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne arunachalensis R.Kr.Singh, D.Borah & Yama
  • Staurogyne athroantha Bremek.
  • Staurogyne atropurpurea E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne axillaris S.Moore
  • Staurogyne balansae Benoist
  • Staurogyne batuensis Bremek.
  • Staurogyne beddomei (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne bella Bremek.
  • Staurogyne bicolor (Mildbr.) Champl.
  • Staurogyne brachiata (Hiern) Leonard
  • Staurogyne brachystachya Benoist
  • Staurogyne brevicaulis Benoist
  • Staurogyne bullata Bremek.
  • Staurogyne burbidgei C.B.Clarke ex Bremek.
  • Staurogyne cambodiana (Benoist) E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne caobangensis D.V.Hai & Joongku Lee
  • Staurogyne capillipes Bremek.
  • Staurogyne capitata E.A.Bruce
  • Staurogyne chapaensis Benoist
  • Staurogyne ciliata Elmer
  • Staurogyne citrina Ridl.
  • Staurogyne comosa Kuntze
  • Staurogyne concinnula (Hance) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne condensata (Ridl.) Bremek.
  • Staurogyne coriacea (T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne cuneata J.B.Imlay
  • Staurogyne dasyphylla Bremek.
  • Staurogyne debilis (T.Anderson) C.B.Clarke
  • Staurogyne densifolia Bremek.
  • Staurogyne diandra E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne diantheroides Lindau
  • Staurogyne dispar J.B.Imlay
  • Staurogyne elegans (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne elmeri Co ex Pelser
  • Staurogyne elongata (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne ericoides Lindau
  • Staurogyne euryphylla E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne eustachya Lindau
  • Staurogyne expansa Bremek.
  • Staurogyne fastigiata (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne filipes E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne filisepala J.R.I.Wood & K.Armstr.
  • Staurogyne flava Braz & R.Monteiro
  • Staurogyne glutinosa (Wall. ex C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne gracilis (T.Anderson) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne grandiflora E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne griffithiana (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne guianensis (Bremek.) T.F.Daniel & McDade
  • Staurogyne hainanensis C.Y.Wu & H.S.Lo
  • Staurogyne havilandii C.B.Clarke ex Bremek.
  • Staurogyne helferi (T.Anderson) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne hirsuta (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne humifusa Bremek.
  • Staurogyne humilis (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne hypoleuca Benoist
  • Staurogyne inaequalis E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne incana (Blume) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne itatiaiae (Wawra) Leonard
  • Staurogyne jaheri Bremek.
  • Staurogyne kaengkrachanensis Choopan
  • Staurogyne kamerunensis (Engl.) Benoist
  • Staurogyne kerrii E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne kinabaluensis Bremek.
  • Staurogyne kingiana C.B.Clarke
  • Staurogyne lanceolata (Blume) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne lasiobotrys (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne latifolia Bremek.
  • Staurogyne lepidagathoides Leonard
  • Staurogyne letestuana Benoist
  • Staurogyne longeciliata Bremek.
  • Staurogyne longibracteata E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne longicuneata H.S.Lo
  • Staurogyne longifolia (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne longispica (Ridl.) Ridl.
  • Staurogyne macclellandii (T.Anderson) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne macrobotrya (Kurz) T.F.Daniel & McDade
  • Staurogyne macrophylla (T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne major Benoist
  • Staurogyne malaccensis C.B.Clarke
  • Staurogyne mandioccana (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne merguensis (T.Anderson) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne merrillii Bremek.
  • Staurogyne minarum (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne miqueliana Kuntze
  • Staurogyne monticola Benoist
  • Staurogyne neesii (S.Vidal) Merr.
  • Staurogyne novoguineensis (Kaneh. & Hatus.) B.L.Burtt
  • Staurogyne obtusa (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne ophiorrhizoides Elmer
  • Staurogyne palawanensis (Elmer) Bremek.
  • Staurogyne paludosa (Mangenot & Aké Assi) Heine
  • Staurogyne panayensis Bremek.
  • Staurogyne paniculata (Wall. ex T.Anderson) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne paotingensis C.Y.Wu & H.S.Lo
  • Staurogyne papuana Lauterb.
  • Staurogyne parva Braz & R.Monteiro
  • Staurogyne parvicaulis B.Hansen
  • Staurogyne parviflora (T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne perpusilla A.N.Henry & N.P.Balakr.
  • Staurogyne petelotii Benoist
  • Staurogyne priariganensis Bremek.
  • Staurogyne pseudocapitata Champl.
  • Staurogyne punctata J.B.Imlay
  • Staurogyne purpurea Aver. & K.S.Nguyen
  • Staurogyne racemosa (Roxb.) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne ranaiensis Bremek.
  • Staurogyne repens (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne riedeliana (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne rosulata Bremek.
  • Staurogyne rubescens Braz & R.Monteiro
  • Staurogyne samarensis Bremek.
  • Staurogyne sandakanica Bremek.
  • Staurogyne scandens Benoist
  • Staurogyne scopulicola Kiew
  • Staurogyne sesamoides (Hand.-Mazz.) B.L.Burtt
  • Staurogyne setigera (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne shanica W.W.Sm.
  • Staurogyne sichuanica H.S.Lo
  • Staurogyne simonsii (T.Anderson) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne singularis Bremek.
  • Staurogyne sinica C.Y.Wu & H.S.Lo
  • Staurogyne spatulata (Blume) Koord.
  • Staurogyne spiciflora (Miq.) Bremek.
  • Staurogyne spiciformis E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne spraguei Wassh.
  • Staurogyne stenophylla Merr. & Chun
  • Staurogyne stolonifera (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne strigosa C.Y.Wu & H.S.Lo
  • Staurogyne subcapitata Bremek.
  • Staurogyne subcordata Benoist
  • Staurogyne subglabra C.B.Clarke
  • Staurogyne subrosulata E.Hossain
  • Staurogyne sundana Bremek.
  • Staurogyne sylvatica Lindau ex Braz & R.Monteiro
  • Staurogyne tenera Benoist
  • Staurogyne tenuispica Bremek.
  • Staurogyne thyrsoidea (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne trinitensis Leonard
  • Staurogyne vauthieriana (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne veronicifolia (Nees) Kuntze
  • Staurogyne vicina Benoist
  • Staurogyne viscida (Ridl.) Bremek.
  • Staurogyne warmingiana (Hiern) Leonard
  • Staurogyne yamokmehong J.R.I.Wood & K.Armstr.
  • Staurogyne yunnanensis H.S.Lo
  • Staurogyne zeylanica (Nees) Kuntze

References

  1. ^ "Staurogyne Wall". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
  2. ^ Braz, Denise Monte; Montiero, Reinaldo (14 February 2017). "Taxonomic Revision of Staurogyne (Nelsonioideae, Acanthaceae) in the Neotropics". Phytotaxa. 296: 1–40. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.296.1.1 – via Open Journal Systems.
  3. ^ "Staurogyne — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  4. ^ Hu, Jia-qi; Daniel, Thomas F. (2011). "STAUROGYNE Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 2: 80" (PDF). flora.huh.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
  5. ^ a b "Staurogyne Wall. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-10-09.