Dyschoriste | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Ruellieae |
Genus: |
Dyschoriste Nees |
Species | |
See text. |
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Synonyms | |
Calophanes D.Don |
See text.
Calophanes D.Don
Phillipsia Rolfe
Dyschoriste is a genus of flowering plants in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as snakeherb.
The name comes from the Greek , poorly, and , to split, in reference to the slightly lobed stigma.