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Acanthaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Acanthus Family.

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A family of about 230 genera and about 3450 species, herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees, largely tropical.

Ref: Long (1970); McDade & Moody (1999); Wasshausen (1998). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Bruce A. Sorrie | Justicia americana | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Dicliptera | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Ruellia | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Yeatesia viridiflora, Rood Creek Park, Stewart County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Yeatesia viridiflora source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Keith Bradley | Thunbergia | Original Image ⭷
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