''Peristrophe'' was a genus of up to 40 species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s: that are now usually considered synonyms in the genus '' Dicliptera'' Juss.KewScience: ''Peristrophe'' Nees (retrieved 7 March 2021)
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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 ...

and tribe Justicieae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

and

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. The species are

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

s or

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

plants, with two-lipped

flower A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...

s.Flora of China (draft)
Acanthaceae
Flora of Nepal
''Peristrophe''
Plants of Africa Database
''Peristrophe''
.Flora of Zimbabwe
''Peristrophe''
.Flora of Taiwan
''Peristrophe''
.Balkwill, K. (1996). A synopsis of ''Peristrophe'' in southern Africa. ''Bothalia'' 26 (2): 83-93.

Selected species

References

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