Suessenguthia
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Suessenguthia is a genus of the Acanthaceae plant family comprising eight species of shrubs with showy, tubular flowers arranged in few-flowered heads. It occurs in the lowlands and Andean foothills of southern Peru, Bolivia, and the Brazilian state of Acre, often growing in small groups along rivers.
Suessenguthia is similar to and closely related to the better known and larger genus Sanchezia.
Suessenguthia multisetosa from eastern Bolivia is one of the more known species as it is cultivated for ornamental use.
Species
Eight species are accepted:[1]
- Suessenguthia barthleniana Schmidt-Leb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Suessenguthia cuscoensis Wassh.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Suessenguthia koessleri Schmidt-Leb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Suessenguthia multisetosa (Rusby) Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood ex Schmidt-LebuhnScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Suessenguthia trochilophila Merxm.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Suessenguthia vargasii Wassh.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Suessenguthia wallnoeferi Wassh.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
- Suessenguthia wenzelii Schmidt-Leb.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References
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- Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N. (2003). A taxonomic revision of the genus Suessenguthia Merxm. (Acanthaceae). Candollea 58: 101–128.
- Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N., M. Kessler & J. Müller (2005). Evolution of Suessenguthia (Acanthaceae) inferred from morphology, AFLP data, and ITS rDNA sequences. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 5: 1–13.