Peristrophe[1] was a genus of up to 40 species of flowering plants: that are now usually considered synonyms in the genus Dicliptera Juss.[2]
Peristrophe | |
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Peristrophe speciosa | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Justicieae |
Genus: | Peristrophe Nees, 1832 |
Species | |
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Species remain part of the family Acanthaceae and tribe Justicieae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa and Asia. The species are shrubs or herbaceous plants, with two-lipped flowers.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
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