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Ecbolium

Ecbolium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 26 species native to southern and eastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar.

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Ecbolium
Ecbolium ligustrinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Ecbolium
Kurz (1871)
Species1

26; see text

Ecbolium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 26 species native to southern and eastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar.1

Species

26 species are accepted.1

  • Ecbolium albiflorum Vollesen
  • Ecbolium amplexicaule S.Moore
  • Ecbolium barlerioides (S.Moore) Lindau
  • Ecbolium benoistii Vollesen
  • Ecbolium boranense Vollesen
  • Ecbolium clarkei Hiern
  • Ecbolium fimbriatum Benoist
  • Ecbolium flanaganii C.B.Clarke
  • Ecbolium glabratum Vollesen
  • Ecbolium gymnostachyum (Nees) Milne-Redh.
  • Ecbolium hastatum Vollesen
  • Ecbolium humbertii Vollesen
  • Ecbolium ligustrinum (Vahl) Vollesen
  • Ecbolium madagascariense Vollesen
  • Ecbolium oblongifolium Vollesen
  • Ecbolium palmatum (Nees) Kuntze
  • Ecbolium strictum O.Schwartz
  • Ecbolium subcordatum C.B.Clarke
  • Ecbolium syringifolium (Vahl) Vollesen
  • Ecbolium tanzaniense Vollesen
  • Ecbolium viride (Forssk.) Alston
References

References

  1. Ecbolium Kurz. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 January 2024.