• Source: Anisotes

Anisotes is a genus of Afrotropical plants in the family Acanthaceae. The genus is morphologically similar to Metarungia, from which it differs mainly in the dehiscence of the fruit capsule, and the nature of the placenta. Placentas (with attached retinacula) remain attached to the inner surface of fruit capsules in Anisotes.
They favour sandy ground or tropical to subtropical dry forest. The corolla consists of a two-lipped flower that is orange to red in colour. Four seeds are produced in a woody fruit capsule. Two of the six Madagascar species, A. hygroscopicus and A. venosus, are unique in the genus in having hygroscopic trichomes on their seeds.




Species


As of December 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

Anisotes bracteatus Milne-Redh. – southern Africa
Anisotes comorensis (Lindau) T.F.Daniel
Anisotes divaricatus T.F.Daniel, Mbola, Almeda & Phillipson – southwestern Madagascar
Anisotes diversifolius Balf.f.
Anisotes dumosus Milne-Redh.
Anisotes galanae (Baden) Vollesen
Anisotes guineensis Lindau
Anisotes hygroscopicus T.F.Daniel – Madagascar
Anisotes involucratus Fiori
Anisotes longistrobus (C.B.Clarke) Vollesen
Anisotes macrophyllus (Lindau) Heine
Anisotes madagascariensis Benoist – southwestern Madagascar
Anisotes mayottensis T.F.Daniel
Anisotes nyassae Baden
Anisotes parvifolius Oliv.
Anisotes pubinervius (T.Anderson) Heine
Anisotes pulchellus (Benoist) T.F.Daniel, Letsara & Rakotonas.
Anisotes rogersii S.Moore – southern Africa
Anisotes sessiliflorus (T.Anderson) C.B.Clarke
Anisotes spectabilis (Mildbr.) Vollesen
Anisotes subcoriaceus T.F.Daniel – Madagascar
Anisotes tablensis T.F.Daniel
Anisotes tanensis Baden
Anisotes tangensis Baden
Anisotes trisulcus (Forssk.) Nees
Anisotes ukambensis Lindau
Anisotes umbrosus Milne-Redh.
Anisotes venosus T.F.Daniel – Madagascar
Anisotes zenkeri (Lindau) C.B.Clarke




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Acanthaceae
• Anisotes
• Anisotes pubinervius
• Anisotes diversifolius
• Acanthaceae
• Acanthoideae
• List of endemic plants of the Comoros
• List of endangered plants
• Symplectochilus
• List of endemic plants of Socotra
• Tsimanampetsotsa National Park