Brillantaisia

<i>Brillantaisia</i>

Brillantaisia

Genus of flowering plants

Brillantaisia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar.[2] 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.[3] They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, B. lamium, is invasive in Queensland.[3]

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Species

14 species are accepted.[1]

  • Brillantaisia cicatricosa Lindau
  • Brillantaisia debilis Burkill
  • Brillantaisia fulva Lindau
  • Brillantaisia grottanellii Pic.Serm.
  • Brillantaisia lamium (Nees) Benth.
  • Brillantaisia lancifolia Lindau
  • Brillantaisia madagascariensis T.Anderson ex Lindau
  • 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 vogeliana Benth.

References

  1. [1]
    Brilliantaisia P.Beauv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Genus: Brillantaisia". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Brillantaisia lamium" (PDF). Queensland government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.

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