Elytraria Explained

Elytraria, scalystem, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, with a pantropical distribution. They tend to lack stems.^[1]

Species

Currently accepted species include:

• Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau
• Elytraria bissei H.Dietr.
• Elytraria bromoides Oerst.
• Elytraria caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Pers.
• Elytraria cubana Alain
• Elytraria filicaulis Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Elytraria imbricata (Vahl) Pers.
• Elytraria ivorensis Dokosi
• Elytraria klugii Leonard
• Elytraria macrophylla Leonard
• Elytraria madagascariensis (Benoist) E.Hossain
• Elytraria marginata Vahl
• Elytraria maritima J.K.Morton
• Elytraria mexicana Fryxell & S.D.Koch
• Elytraria minor Dokosi
• Elytraria nodosa E.Hossain
• Elytraria planifolia Leonard
• Elytraria prolifera Leonard
• Elytraria serpens
• Elytraria shaferi (P.Wilson) Leonard
• Elytraria spathulifolia Borhidi & O.Muñiz
• Elytraria tuberosa Leonard

Notes and References

1. Book: Wiggins . Ira L. . Porter . Duncan M. . 1971 . Flora of the Galápagos Islands . Stanford University Press . 264 . 9780804707329 .