- Suessenguthia
Taxobox
regnum =Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Lamiales
familia =Acanthaceae
genus = "Suessenguthia"
genus_authority = Merxm.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = See text."Suessenguthia" is a
genus of theAcanthaceae plant family comprising six species ofshrub s with showy, tubular flowers arranged in few-flowered heads. It occurs in the lowlands and Andean foothills of southernPeru ,Bolivia , and theBrazil ian state of Acre, often growing in small groups along rivers."Suessenguthia" is similar to and closely related to the better known and larger genus "
Sanchezia "."Suessenguthia multisetosa" (Rusby) Wasshausen & J.R.I. Wood from eastern Bolivia is one of the more known species as it is cultivated for
ornamental use.External links
* [http://www.tolweb.org/Suessenguthia/65597 Tree of Life Project]
References
*Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N. (2003). A taxonomic revision of the genus "Suessenguthia" Merxm. (Acanthaceae). Candollea 58: 101-128.
*Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N., M. Kessler & J. Müller (2005). Evolution of "Suessenguthia" (Acanthaceae) inferred from morphology, AFLP data, and ITS rDNA sequences. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 5: 1-13.
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