Elytraria

Elytraria, scalystem, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, with a pantropical distribution. They tend to lack stems. Includes 22 species.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae

Native toAngola, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Aruba, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central

Observations recorded10,169

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taxon name: Elytraria
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=4204
taxon common name: scalystem
Commons category: Elytraria

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Elytraria, scalystem, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, with a pantropical distribution. They tend to lack stems. Includes 22 species.

==Species== Currently accepted species include: Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau Elytraria bissei H.Dietr. Elytraria bromoides Oerst. Elytraria caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Pers. Elytraria cubana Alain Elytraria filicaulis Borhidi & O.Muñiz Elytraria imbricata (Vahl) Pers. Elytraria ivorensis Dokosi Elytraria klugii Leonard Elytraria macrophylla Leonard Elytraria madagascariensis (Benoist) E.Hossain Elytraria marginata Vahl Elytraria maritima J.K.Morton Elytraria mexicana Fryxell & S.D.Koch Elytraria minor Dokosi Elytraria nodosa E.Hossain Elytraria planifolia Leonard Elytraria prolifera Leonard Elytraria serpens Elytraria shaferi (P.Wilson) Leonard Elytraria spathulifolia Borhidi & O.Muñiz Elytraria tuberosa Leonard