| Strobilanthes |
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| Strobilanthes species, cultivated in Hawaii |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Lamiales |
| Family: |
Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: |
Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: |
Ruellieae |
| Genus: |
Strobilanthes
Blume |
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| Type species |
Strobilanthes cernua
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| Species |
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See text. |
| Synonyms |
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- 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.
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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 (but not all) species which bloom on long cycles of several years, such as Strobilanthes wightii which blooms every thirteen years.