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Botanical Terms -Acanthaceae (order Lamiales)
a family that is primarily composed of shrubs and has simple, opposite, and decussate leaves. The flowers are zygomorphic and bisexual, with frequently ostentatious bracts. There are two to four epipetalous stamens, four fused petals and sepals, a superior, bilobar ovary, and many, axile (see PLACENTATION) ovules. A *capsule is the fruit. Many ornamentals are present, such as Thunbergia, Aphelandra, and Acanthus. There are roughly 4000 species in 200 genera, the most of which are tropical with a few exceptions that are temperate.
a family that is primarily composed of shrubs and has simple, opposite, and decussate leaves. The flowers are zygomorphic and bisexual, with frequently ostentatious bracts. There are two to four epipetalous stamens, four fused petals and sepals, a superior, bilobar ovary, and many, axile (see PLACENTATION) ovules. A *capsule is the fruit. Many ornamentals are present, such as Thunbergia, Aphelandra, and Acanthus. There are roughly 4000 species in 200 genera, the most of which are tropical with a few exceptions that are temperate.
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