- Lophospermum
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Lophospermum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Plantaginaceae Genus: Lophospermum
D.Don ex R.TaylorSpecies See text.
Lophospermum (syn. Maurandia Orteg or Maurandya sect. Lophospermum (D.Don) A.DC.) is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae. This genus was traditionally placed in the foxglove family Scrophulariaceae. Owing to new genetic research, however, it is now placed in the vastly expanded family Plantaginaceae.
Some species are used as ornamental plants.
Species
- Lophospermum atrosanguineum
- Lophospermum breedlovei
- Lophospermum chiapense
- Lophospermum erectum
- Lophospermum erubescens
- Lophospermum hintonii
- Lophospermum nubicola
- Lophospermum physalodes
- Lophospermum purpurascens
- Lophospermum purpusii
- Lophospermum rhodochiton
- Lophospermum scandens
- Lophospermum spectabile
- Lophospermum turneri
External links
- "Lophospermum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500390.
- Lophospermum
- Lophospermum
Categories:- Plantaginaceae
- Lamiales stubs
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