Gymnostachyum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae.[2] It includes 50 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina to southern China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and the Philippines.[1]
Gymnostachyum | |
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Gymnostachyum ceylanicum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Andrographideae |
Genus: | Gymnostachyum Nees (1832) |
Synonyms[1] | |
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50 species are accepted.[1]