''Blepharis'' is a genus of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

in family

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes. Only a few species are distributed in te ...

. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbon fixation pathway.

Phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...

analysis suggests that this pathway evolved up to three times independently in the genus over the last five million years.

Species (selection)

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Blepharis aequisepala ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis attenuata'' Napper * '' Blepharis boranensis'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis burundiensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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Blepharis ciliaris ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

'' * '' Blepharis crinita''

Juss. Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (; 12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today. His classification was based on an ...

* '' Blepharis dhofarensis'', * '' Blepharis diplodonta'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis drummondii'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis dunensis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis duvigneaudii'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis edulis ''Blepharis edulis'' (Hindi : ''uttanjan'') is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is found in India, Pakistan and Iran as well as Egypt (including the Sinai Peninsula). It is a small plant, covered in soft, grey hairs. It has many ...

'' * '' Blepharis fenestralis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis flava'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis gazensis'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis grossa ''Blepharis grossa'' is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae native to Angola, Namibia, and the Cape Provinces.Govaerts, R. et al. (2018Plants of the World online: ''Blepharis grossa''.Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ...

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Blepharis gypsophila ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

'' Thulin & Vollesen * ''

Blepharis huillensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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Blepharis inflata ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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Blepharis inopinata ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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Blepharis itigiensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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Blepharis kenyensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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Blepharis laevifolia ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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Blepharis linariifolia ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

Pers. Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 – 16 November 1836) was a German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy. Early life Persoon was born in South Africa at the Cape of Good Hope, the third child of an imm ...

* '' Blepharis macra'' (

Nees Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (14 February 1776 – 16 March 1858) was a prolific German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher. He was a contemporary of Goethe and was born within the lifetime of Linnaeus. He des ...

) Vollesen * '' Blepharis maderaspatensis'' ( L.) B.Heyne ex

Roth Roth may refer to: Places Germany * Roth (district), in Bavaria, Germany ** Roth, Bavaria, capital of that district ** Roth (electoral district), a federal electoral district * Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany: ** Roth an der Our, in the district B ...

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Blepharis meyeri ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis mitrata''

C.B.Clarke Charles Baron Clarke (17 June 1832 – 25 August 1906) was a British botanist. He was born at Andover, Hampshire, Andover, the eldest son of Turner Poulter Clarke. He was educated at King's College School, London, and at Trinity College, Cambrid ...

* '' Blepharis montana'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis obermeyerae'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis ogadenensis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis petalidioides'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis petraea ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis pusilla'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis reekmansii'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis richardsiae'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis scandens ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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Blepharis sericea ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis sindica'' * ''

Blepharis somaliensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis spiculifolia'' Balf.f. * '' Blepharis spinescens'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis spinipes'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis subglabra'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis swaziensis'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis tanganyikensis'' (Napper) Vollesen * ''

Blepharis tanzaniensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis thulinii'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis torrei'' Vollesen * '' Blepharis trifida'' Vollesen * ''

Blepharis turkanae ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the C4 carb ...

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Blepharis uzondoensis ''Blepharis'' is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains around 126 species found in seasonally dry to arid habitats from Africa over Arabia to Southeast Asia. In section ''Acanthodium'', there are 13–15 species that use the carbo ...

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References

External links

Acanthaceae genera Flora of Pakistan Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Acanthaceae-stub