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Blepharis
Sign in to saveBlepharis is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section Acanthodium, there are 13–15 species that use the carbon fixation pathway. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that this pathway evolved up to three times independently in the genus over the last five million years.
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- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderCarangiformes
- FamilyCarangidae
Blepharis là chi thực vật có hoa trong họ Acanthaceae. Chi này gồm các loài sau: Blepharis attenuata Blepharis ciliaris Blepharis crinita Juss. Blepharis dhofarensis, A.G.Mill. (es; pt) Blepharis edulis Blepharis linariifolia Pers. Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B.Heyne ex Roth Blepharis mitrata C.B.Clarke Blepharis sindica Blepharis spiculifolia Balf.f.
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Blepharis is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 128 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa through Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section Acanthodium, there are 13–15 species that use the carbon fixation pathway. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that this pathway evolved up to three times independently in the genus over the last five million years.
The genus is named after the Greek word βλεφαρίς (Modern Greek βλεφαρίδα), which means eyelash.