8096.000 Anisotes
HIMANTOCHILUS T. Anderson
MACRORUNGIA C.B. Clarke
METARUNGIA Baden
Baden, C. (1981) The genus Anisotes (Acanthaceae), a taxonomic revision Nord. J. Bot. 1
Description of the genus
Shrubs. Leaves opposite. Calyx actinomorphic, hairy; lobes 5. Corolla 2-lipped, red or orange; lips long; upper minutely lobed, lower 3-lobed with a distinct keel and 2 channels on lower surface. Fertile stamens 2. Anthers attached parallel to filaments; pollen prolate. Capsule woody, with inelastic placental bases. Seeds 4, lacking hygroscopic hairs. Worldwide: 19 species in tropical Africa, South Africa (Northern Province) and Madagascar Zimbabwe: 5 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| bracteatus Milne-Redh. [LR-nt] | N,S | Description |
| formosissimus (Klotzsch) Milne-Redh. | E,S | Description, Image |
| pubinervius (T. Anderson) Heine | W,E,S | Description, Image |
| rogersii S.Moore | S | Description, Image |
| sessiliflorus (T. Anderson) C. B. Clarke | S | Description, Image |
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