Hemigraphis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Strobilanthinae
Genus: Hemigraphis
Species: H. angustifolia – H. apayaensis – H. bakeri – H. baracatanense – H. bicolor – H. blumeana – H. borneensis – H. ciliata – H. confinis – H. crenata – H. decipiens – H. diversifolia – H. dorensis – H. flaccida – H. fruticulosa – H. griffithiana – H. hirsuta – H. hirsutissima – H. hirta – H. javanica – H. klossii – H. latebrosa – H. ledermannii – H. lithophila – H. longipetiolata – H. luzona – H. mediocris – H. modesta – H. moluccana – H. okamotoi – H. pachyphylla – H. parva – H. platycarpos – H. prostrata – H. ravaccensis – H. rhytiphylla – H. ridleyi – H. rumphii – H. rupestris – H. serpens – H. setosa – H. sordida – H. sublobata – H. sumatrensis – H. turnerifolia – H. viridis – H. weinlandii – H. wetarensis – H. zwickeyae
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2018. Hemigraphis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 23. Reference page.

Name

Hemigraphis Nees, 1847

Type species: Hemigraphis elegans Nees. LT designated by L. K. G. Pfeiffer, Nom. 1: 1602 (1873-1874)

References

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D., Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis 11: 722. 1847.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Hemigraphis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Hemigraphis. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 23 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Hemigraphis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 23.
Tropicos.org 2018. Hemigraphis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 23.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Hemigraphis. .

Hemigraphis is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae, consisting of nearly 40 species native to tropical Asia. Hemigraphis is similar to plants the genus Strobilanthes, with some species now placed there. Its native range is Nansei-shoto and from Indo-China to New Guinea.[1]

Species

Plants of the World Online currently includes:[1]

Hemigraphis angustifolia Hallier f.
Hemigraphis banggaiensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis betonicifolia Bremek.
Hemigraphis bicolor (Blume) Boerl.
Hemigraphis blumeana K.Schum.
Hemigraphis borneensis Hallier f. ex Koord.
Hemigraphis buruensis Hallier f.
Hemigraphis caudigera S.Moore
Hemigraphis dorensis S.Moore
Hemigraphis flaccida (Kurz) C.B.Clarke
Hemigraphis hispidula Craib
Hemigraphis humilis Bremek.
Hemigraphis javanica Bremek.
Hemigraphis kjellbergii Bremek.
Hemigraphis lasiophylla Bremek.
Hemigraphis ledermannii Bremek.
Hemigraphis lithophila K.Schum. & Lauterb.
Hemigraphis mediocris Bremek.
Hemigraphis modesta Benoist
Hemigraphis moluccana Bremek.
Hemigraphis okamotoi Masam.
Hemigraphis palopensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis parva Bremek.
Hemigraphis petola Hallier f.
Hemigraphis prostrata Hallier f.
Hemigraphis proteus Bremek.
Hemigraphis ravaccensis (Nees) Boerl.
Hemigraphis repens Fern.-Vill. - unplaced name (Philippines)
Hemigraphis ridleyi C.B.Clarke
Hemigraphis rumphii Bremek.
Hemigraphis serpens (Nees) Boerl.
Hemigraphis sordida K.Schum.
Hemigraphis stenophylla Hallier f.
Hemigraphis sumatrensis (Roth) Boerl.
Hemigraphis trichotoma (Nees) Boerl.
Hemigraphis turnerifolia Benoist
Hemigraphis weinlandii K.Schum.
Hemigraphis wetarensis Bremek.
Hemigraphis whitei S.Moore

Description

Hemigraphis is characterized by the greyish-green leaves, sometimes tinged with red-purple colouration. It is a prostrate plant with spreading growth and rooting stems.
References

Plants of the World Online: Hemigraphis Nees (retrieved 9 December 2020)