Abstract Introduction The botanical family Acanthaceae (order Lamiales) potentially
comprises 4900 species in 191 genera with extensive morphological, habit and habitat …

Background Justicia L. is the largest genus in Acanthaceae Juss. and widely distributed in
tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Previous phylogenetic studies have proposed …

With ca. 375 species worldwide, Ruellia is a morphologically diverse and geographically
widespread lineage of flowering plants. The majority of these species (ca. 275 of 375) occur …

The genus Ruspolia refers to a small group of plants in the Acanthaceae family, with two
dominant species R. decurrens and R. hypocrateriformis essentially distributed in tropical …

Abstract Background and Aims Few studies of angiosperms have focused on androecial
evolution in conjunction with evolutionary shifts in corolla morphology and pollinator …

Barleria is a genus of approximately 300 species of herbs, shrubs or, rarely, trees, that is
broadly distributed across the Paleotropics. The genus is especially diverse in Tanzania …

Brazil is known as a center of diversity for several plant families. Among these, Acanthaceae
are especially diverse in the Cerrado, which is home to ca. 150 species, many of which are …

Barleria is known for its different growth forms such as herbs, shrubs, climbers, and rarely
trees that show a wide range of variation in wood structure. We investigated the Indian …

Abstract Nicolas Alexander Dalzell (1817–1878) described seven species of Lepidagathis
(Acanthaceae). Except for Lepidagathis grandiflora, which was later recognized as …

Acanthaceae is an eurypalinous and pollen morphology has been used in species
delimitation and as a support to new taxa recognition. The aim of the present study is to …