| Staurogyne | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nelsonioideae |
| Genus: | Staurogyne Wall. |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Staurogyne is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. [2] [3]
Species of the genus Staurogyne tend to have annual or perennial herbs. They may also have shrubs. The stems of Staurogyne tend to be short. [4]
Species of Staurogyne are native to the tropical regions of western and central Africa, Asia, Central and South America, New Guinea, and Australia. [5]
The genus includes 155 accepted species, [5] of which the most notable are:
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