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Brachystephanus
Brachystephanus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 21 species native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Brachystephanus lyallii
speciesBrachystephanus lyallii

Brachystephanus africanus
speciesBrachystephanus africanus

Brachystephanus holstii
speciesBrachystephanus holstii

Brachystephanus roseus
speciesBrachystephanus roseus

Brachystephanus giganteus
speciesBrachystephanus giganteus
Brachystephanus jaundensis
speciesBrachystephanus jaundensis
Brachystephanus laxispicatus
speciesBrachystephanus laxispicatus
Brachystephanus schliebenii
speciesBrachystephanus schliebenii
Brachystephanus sudanicus
speciesBrachystephanus sudanicus
Brachystephanus myrmecophilus
speciesBrachystephanus myrmecophilus
Brachystephanus mannii
speciesBrachystephanus mannii
Brachystephanus densiflorus
speciesBrachystephanus densiflorus
Brachystephanus congensis
speciesBrachystephanus congensis
Brachystephanus occidentalis
speciesBrachystephanus occidentalis
Brachystephanus glaberrimus
speciesBrachystephanus glaberrimus
Brachystephanus coeruleus
speciesBrachystephanus coeruleus
Brachystephanus longiflorus
speciesBrachystephanus longiflorus
Brachystephanus montifuga
speciesBrachystephanus montifuga
Brachystephanus kupeensis
speciesBrachystephanus kupeensis
Brachystephanus oreacanthus
speciesBrachystephanus oreacanthus
Brachystephanus calostachyus
speciesBrachystephanus calostachyus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 184547.