Stenandrium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae native to the Americas,[2] with 50 species of perennial herbs ranging from the southern United States to northern Argentina and central Chile.[1]

Stenandrium
Stenandrium dulce
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Acantheae
Genus: Stenandrium
Nees (1836), nom. cons.
Synonyms[1]
  • Caldenbachia Pohl ex Nees (1847)
  • Gerardia L. (1753), nom. rej.

Species

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50 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Stenandrium Nees. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 18 November 2023
  2. ^ Everett, T.H.; Garden, N.Y.B. (1982), The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture, Garland, p. 3226, ISBN 9780824072407
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