Isoglossa
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Isoglossa is a genus of flowering plant
s in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae
Acanthaceae
The family Acanthaceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500 species....
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Selected species
- Isoglossa nervosaIsoglossa nervosaIsoglossa nervosa is a species of plant in the Acanthaceae family. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Cheek, M. & Cable, S. 2000. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
C.B.ClarkeCharles Baron ClarkeCharles Baron Clarke was a British botanist.He was born at Andover, the eldest son of Turner Poulter Clarke. He was educated at King's College School, London, and at Trinity and Queens' Colleges, Cambridge.... - Isoglossa woodiiIsoglossa woodiiIsoglossa woodii is commonly known as Buckweed. It is a monocarpic shrub of the family Acanthaceae, growing up to 4m tall. It grows in colonies in coastal forest areas of KwaZulu-Natal and marginally into the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa....