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Suessenguthia

Erin Tripp
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Containing group: Ruellieae

Introduction

Suessenguthia is a small genus of six species (Schmidt-Lebuhn 2003). These are shrubs to treelets that genrally occur in wet or riparian habitats in the eastern Andean foothills (Bolivia, Peru, and adjacent lowlands in western Brazil).

Recent phylogenetic analyses suggest Suessenguthia is paraphyletic and that Sanchezia is monophyletic and nested within it (Schmidt-Lebuhn et al. 2005). The two genera bear many morphological similarities, but Suessenguthia species have 4 fertile stamens with anther appendages (vs. 2 fertile, unappendaged stamens in Sanchezia).

References

Schmidt-Lebuhn, A.N. 2003. A taxonomic revision of the genus Suessenguthia Merxm. (Acanthaceae). Candollea. 58: 101-128.

Schmidt, Lebuhn, A.N., M. Kessler, and J. Muller. 2005. Evolution of Suessenguthia (Acanthaceae) inferred from morphology, AFLP data, and ITS rDNA sequences. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution. 5: 1-13.

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Scientific Name Suessenguthia multisetosa (Rusby) Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
Location Thailand
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Scientific Name Suessenguthia multisetosa (Rusby) Wassh. & J.R.I.Wood
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Copyright © 2002-2006 TopTropicals.com
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