Elytraria, scalystem, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, with a pantropical distribution. They tend to lack stems.[3]
Elytraria | |
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Elytraria bromoides botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Nelsonioideae |
Genus: | Elytraria Michx. (1803)[1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
Currently accepted species include:[2]