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.

Species

Currently accepted species include:

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

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