Acanthaceae is a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species. Most are tropical herbs, shrubs, or twining vines; some are epiphytes. Only a few specie
Acanthus mollis spike pair Erice
Chinese violet (Asystasia gangetica)
Leaf of the nerve plant (Fittonia verschaffeltii)
Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and
Acanthaceae
…Acanthura Lindau – synonym of Lepidagathis Acanthus L. ('bear's breech/britches') Achyrocalyx Benoist - synonym of Stenandriopsis…
An acanthus (A. mollis) flowering in the ruins of the Palatine Hill, Rome, May 2005