Brillantaisia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They are native to the African tropics and subtropics, including Madagascar.[2] They may grow from 20 cm to 2 m in height. Their hirsute stems are square in cross-section and their heart-shaped leaves have an opposite arrangement. Their purple or white pea-like flowers produce long, cigar-shaped seed pods.[3] They reproduce easily from seeds or vegetatively. One species, B. lamium, is invasive in Queensland.[3]
Species
14 species are accepted.[1]
- Brillantaisia cicatricosa Lindau
- Brillantaisia debilis Burkill
- Brillantaisia fulva Lindau
- Brillantaisia grottanellii Pic.Serm.
- Brillantaisia lamium (Nees) Benth.
- Brillantaisia lancifolia Lindau
- Brillantaisia madagascariensis T.Anderson ex Lindau
- Brillantaisia oligantha Milne-Redh.
- Brillantaisia owariensis P.Beauv.
- Brillantaisia pubescens T.Anderson ex Oliv.
- Brillantaisia richardsiae Vollesen
- Brillantaisia riparia (Vollesen & Brummitt) Sidwell
- Brillantaisia stenopteris Sidwell
- Brillantaisia vogeliana Benth.
References
- ^ a b Brilliantaisia P.Beauv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Genus: Brillantaisia". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Brillantaisia lamium" (PDF). Queensland government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2013.