Trichanthera

Trichanthera is a genus of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae, native to central and southern tropical America.^[2] The genus was first described by Carl Sigismund Kunth in 1845.^[1]

Trichanthera
Trichanthera gigantea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Ruellieae
Genus:	Trichanthera Kunth (1818)[1]
Species
See text.
Synonyms[2]
Trixanthera Raf.

Species

As of April 2021^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[2]

• Trichanthera corymbosa Leonard
• Trichanthera gigantea (Bonpl.) Nees