Stenostephanus is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 94 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northeastern Mexico to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]

Stenostephanus
Stenostephanus longistaminus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Stenostephanus
Nees (1847)
Synonyms[1]
  • Cylindrosolen Kuntze (1903)
  • Cylindrosolenium Lindau (1897)
  • Galeottia Nees (1847), nom. illeg.
  • Gastranthus Moritz ex Benth. (1876)
  • Glockeria Nees (1847), nom. illeg.
  • Habracanthus Nees (1847)
  • Hansteinia Oerst. (1855)
  • Kalbreyeracanthus Wassh. (1981)
  • Kalbreyeriella Lindau (1922)
  • Kolobochilus Lindau (1900)
  • Razisea Oerst. (1855)
  • Syringidium Lindau (1922), nom. illeg.

Species edit

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of January 2024:[1]

Taxonomy edit

Many genera are now considered synonyms of Stenostephanus.[1] Kalbreyeriella, first described in 1922, was named in honour of Guillermo Kalbreyer (1847–1912), a German plant collector who was sent by James Veitch & Sons of Chelsea, London to collect new plants in West Africa and South America.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Stenostephanus Nees". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  2. ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.