Brillantaisia

Brillantaisia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar.[1] They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods.[2] They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, B. lamium, is invasive in Queensland.[2]

Brillantaisia
Brillantaisia owariensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Ruellieae
Genus: Brillantaisia
P.Beauv.

Species

It contains some 17 species,[3] including:

  • Brillantaisia borellii Lindau
  • Brillantaisia cicatricosa Lindau
  • Brillantaisia debilis Burkill
  • Brillantaisia didynama Lindau
  • Brillantaisia fulva Lindau
  • Brillantaisia grandidentata S.Moore
  • Brillantaisia lamium Benth.
  • Brillantaisia lancifolia Lindau
  • Brillantaisia madagascariensis T.Anderson ex Lindau
  • Brillantaisia majestica Wernham
  • Brillantaisia oligantha Milne-Redh.
  • Brillantaisia owariensis P.Beauv.
  • Brillantaisia pubescens T. Anderson ex Oliv.
  • Brillantaisia richardsiae Vollesen
  • Brillantaisia riparia (Vollesen & Brummitt) Sidwell
  • Brillantaisia stenopteris Sidwell
  • Brillantaisia ulugurica Lindau
  • Brillantaisia vogeliana Benth.

References
  1. "Genus: Brillantaisia". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  2. "Brillantaisia lamium" (PDF). Queensland government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. "Brillantaisia". The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

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