| Cosmianthemum | |
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| Cosmianthemum brookeae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Cosmianthemum Bremek. (1960) |
Cosmianthemum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. [1]
Its native range is southeastern China, Hainan, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, and Borneo. [1]
14 species are accepted. [1]
Alpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. Species are native to Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands, where they occur in tropical and subtropical climates. Several species are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Elettaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. They are native to India and Sri Lanka, but cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. One member of the genus, E. cardamomum, is a commercially important spice used as a flavouring agent in many countries.
Strobilanthes is a genus of about 350 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, mostly native to tropical Asia and Madagascar, but with a few species extending north into temperate regions of Asia. Many species are cultivated for their two-lipped, hooded flowers in shades of blue, pink, white and purple. Most are frost-tender and require protection in frost-prone areas. The genus is most famed for its many species which bloom on long cycles of several years, such as Strobilanthes wightii which blooms every thirteen years.
Gymnostachyum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 50 species native to tropical Asia, ranging from the Indian subcontinent through Indochina to southern China, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Java, and the Philippines.
Trachymene is a genus of herbaceous plants in the family Araliaceae. The species are native to Australia, Malesia, New Caledonia and Fiji.
Eranthemum is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 23 species native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Sumatra, and Java.
Monophyllaea is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae. All the species only have one leaf.
Geocharis is a genus of plants in the family Zingiberaceae. It is native to insular Southeast Asia.
Rhynchanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the ginger family. It is native to Yunnan, Myanmar, and the Assam region of eastern India.
Agalmyla is a genus of plants in the family Gesneriaceae.
Ricotia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, found in the Aegean islands, Crete, the Levant, the Sinai peninsula, Turkey, and the Transcaucasus. They appear to have arisen in Anatolia, to which five species are endemic.
Rosemary Margaret Smith (1933–2004) was a Scottish botanist and illustrator who specialized in the taxonomy of the Zingiberaceae, or ginger family. Many of the species she classified and identified as being placed into improper genera were found in Asian countries, especially in the isolated island of Borneo.
Etlingera rosea is a monocotyledonous plant species described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Etlingera rosea is part of the genus Etlingera and the family Zingiberaceae.
Plagiostachys crocydocalyx is a monocotyledonous plant species first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and given its current name by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Plagiostachys crocydocalyx is part of the genus Plagiostachys and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Scaphochlamys polyphylla is a monocotyledonous plant species that was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann, and got its current name from Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith. Scaphochlamys polyphylla is part of the genus Scaphochlamys and the family Zingiberaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.
Sulettaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae. The species of the genus were formerly placed in the genus Elettaria until 2018.
Linariantha is a monotypic genus in the plant family Acanthaceae. It was described by Brian Laurence Burtt and Rosemary Margaret Smith in 1965.
Ornithoboea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Gesneriaceae. It includes 17 species native to south-central China, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia.
Rungia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.
Rostellularia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.