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Acanthaceae

Acanthaceae (/ækænˈθeɪsiːˌaɪ, -siˌi/) is a family (the acanthus 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 species are distributed in temperate regions. The four main centres of distribution are Indonesia and Malaysia…

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Medicinal uses

Phytochemistry

Overview of systematics

Dating the Acanthaceae lineage

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Acanthaceae

Nodes320
Edges319
Triples34
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00625
Components1

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Acanthaceae

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related to Medicinal uses · 11
Acanthaceae → Acanthus, Chinese, For, Indian, Indonesia, Some, Thai, Thailand, The, Traditionally, Various
related to Dating the Acanthaceae lineage · 8
Acanthaceae → Eocene, In, Lamiales, Miocene, Much, MY, Palynomorphs, These
related to overview · 8
Acanthaceae → Acanthoideae, Critically, Lindau, Mendoncioideae, Nees, Nelsonioideae, Since, Thunbergioideae
related to External links · 5
Acanthaceae → BoDD, Botanical Dermatology Database, Israel, Life AcanthaceaeFamily Acanthaceae Flowers, Tree
is a · 1
Acanthaceae → leaves and they are used externally for wounds
related to Phytochemistry · 1
Acanthaceae → Phytochemical

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synonym lindau nees bremek benoist justicia family ruellia acanthus genera strobilanthes baill aphelandra benth species acanthoideae nelsonioideae leaves clarke moore

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Acanthaceaeis aleaves and they are used externally for wounds0.90text
Acanthaceaerelated to Dating the Acanthaceae lineageMuch0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to Dating the Acanthaceae lineageLamiales0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to Dating the Acanthaceae lineageIn0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to Dating the Acanthaceae lineageMY0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to Dating the Acanthaceae lineageThese0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to Dating the Acanthaceae lineageEocene0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to Dating the Acanthaceae lineagePalynomorphs0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to Dating the Acanthaceae lineageMiocene0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to External linksTree0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to External linksLife AcanthaceaeFamily Acanthaceae Flowers0.60section
Acanthaceaerelated to External linksIsrael0.60section

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