Genus of flowering plants in the acanthus family
Strobilanthes
Strobilanthes species, cultivated in Hawaii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade :
Tracheophytes
Clade :
Angiosperms
Clade :
Eudicots
Clade :
Asterids
Order:
Lamiales
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Ruellieae
Genus:
Strobilanthes Blume
Species
See text .
Synonyms [ 1]
Adenacanthus Nees
Adenostachya Bremek.
Aechmanthera Nees
Apolepsis Hassk.
Baphicacanthus Bremek.
Buteraea Nees
Carvia Bremek.
Championella Bremek.
Clarkeasia J.R.I.Wood
Ctenopaepale Bremek.
Didyplosandra Wight ex Bremek.
Diflugossa Bremek.
Ditrichospermum Bremek.
Dossifluga Bremek.
Echinopaepale Bremek.
Endopogon Nees
Eriostrobilus Bremek.
Goldfussia Nees
Gutzlaffia Hance
Gymapsis Bremek.
Hymenochlaena Bremek.
Kanjarum Ramam.
Kjellbergia Bremek.
Lamiacanthus Kuntze
Larsenia Bremek.
Leptacanthus Nees
Lissospermum Bremek.
Listrobanthes Bremek.
Mackenziea Nees
Microstrobilus Bremek.
Nilgirianthus Bremek.
Pachystrobilus Bremek.
Parachampionella Bremek.
Paragoldfussia Bremek.
Paragutzlaffia H.P.Tsui
Parastrobilanthes Bremek.
Parasympagis Bremek.
Perilepta Bremek.
Phlebophyllum Nees
Pleocaulus Bremek.
Psacadopaepale Bremek.
Pseudaechmanthera Bremek.
Pseudostenosiphonium Lindau
Pseudostonium Kuntze
Pteracanthus (Nees) Bremek.
Pteroptychia Bremek.
Pyrrothrix Bremek.
Semnostachya Bremek.
Semnothyrsus Bremek.
Sericocalyx Bremek.
Sinthroblastes Bremek.
Stenosiphonium Nees
Supushpa Suryan.
Sympagis (Nees) Bremek.
Taeniandra Bremek.
Tarphochlamys Bremek.
Tetraglochidium Bremek.
Tetragoga Bremek.
Tetragompha Bremek.
Thelepaepale Bremek.
Triaenacanthus Nees
Triaenanthus Nees
Xanthostachya Bremek.
Xenacanthus Bremek.
Strobilanthes cusia (Chinese rain bell)
Strobilanthes is a genus of about 350 species [ 2] 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.[ 3] The genus is most famed for its many (but not all) species which bloom on long cycles of several years, such as Strobilanthes wightii which blooms every thirteen years.[ 4]
^ "Strobilanthes Blume" . Plants of the World Online . Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020 .
^ Moylan, Elizabeth C.; Bennett, Jonathan R.; Carine, Mark A.; Olmstead, Richard G.; Scotland, Robert W. (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships among Strobilanthes s.l. (Acanthaceae): evidence from ITS nrDNA, trnL-F cpDNA, and morphology" . American Journal of Botany . 91 (5). American Journal of Botany, Inc.: 724–735. doi :10.3732/ajb.91.5.724 . PMID 21653427 .
^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants . United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965 .
^ "Rarity" . Retrieved October 24, 2006 .