Oplonia

Oplonia
Oplonia spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus:
Raf. (1838)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anthacanthus Nees (1847)
  • Crateola Raf. (1838)
  • Forsythiopsis Baker (1883)
  • Hesperanthemum Kuntze (1891)

Oplonia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 21 species native to western South America (Peru, Bolivia, and northwestern Argentina), the Caribbean, and Madagascar.[1]

Species

21 species are accepted.[1]

  • Oplonia acicularis (Sw.) Stearn
  • Oplonia acuminata Stearn
  • Oplonia acunae Borhidi
  • Oplonia armata (Sw.) Stearn
  • Oplonia cubensis Borhidi
  • Oplonia grandiflora (Lindau) Stearn
  • Oplonia hutchisonii Wassh.
  • Oplonia jamaicensis (Lindau) Stearn
  • Oplonia jujuyensis Wassh. & C.Ezcurra
  • Oplonia linifolia (Benoist) Stearn
  • Oplonia microphylla (Lam.) Stearn
  • Oplonia minor (Benoist) Stearn
  • Oplonia moana Borhidi
  • Oplonia multigemma Borhidi
  • Oplonia nannophylla (Urb.) Stearn
  • Oplonia polyece (Stearn) Borhidi
  • Oplonia puberula Stearn
  • Oplonia purpurascens (Griseb.) Stearn
  • Oplonia spinosa (Jacq.) Raf.
  • Oplonia tetrasticha (C.Wright ex Griseb.) Stearn
  • Oplonia vincoides (Lam.) Stearn

References

  1. ^ a b c Oplonia Raf. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
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