''Trichanthera'' is a

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in the family Acanthaceae, native to central and southern tropical America. The genus was first described by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1845.

Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Trichanthera corymbosa'' Leonard *''

Trichanthera gigantea ''Trichanthera gigantea'' is a species of flowering plant in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae.Vogel, S., et al. (2004)''Harpochilus neesianus'' and other novel cases of chiropterophily in neotropical Acanthaceae.''Taxon'' 53(1) 55-60. The specie ...

'' (Bonpl.) Nees

References

Acanthaceae Acanthaceae genera {{Acanthaceae-stub