Stenandriopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It includes 20 species native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.[2] Molecular phylogenies have placed the Old World Stenandriopsis apart from New World Stenandrium,[3] and the genus is accepted in a classification of the family Acanthaceae published in 2022.[1]

Stenandriopsis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Acantheae
Genus: Stenandriopsis
S.Moore (1906)[1]
Species

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Synonyms[2]

Achyrocalyx Benoist (1929 publ. 1930)

Species

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20 species are accepted.[4][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Manzitto-Tripp, Erin A.; Darbyshire, Iain; Daniel, Thomas F.; Kiel, Carrie A. & McDade, Lucinda A. (2022). "Revised classification of Acanthaceae and worldwide dichotomous keys". Taxon. 71 (1): 103–153. doi:10.1002/tax.12600. S2CID 244697416.
  2. ^ a b c "Stenandriopsis S.Moore". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ Franck, A.R.; Daniel, T. (2015). "Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Notes on Six Genera of Acanthaceae in the West Indies". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. Series 4. 62: 309–329.
  4. ^ Stenandriopsis species, Global Biodiversity Information Facility, accessed 28 January 2019