Called “bear's-breech family” in GBIF
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 species are distributed in temperate regions. The four main centres of distribution are Indonesia and Malaysia, Africa, Brazil, and Central America. Representatives of the family can be found in nearly every habitat, including dense or open forests, scrublands, wet fields and valleys, sea coast and marine areas, swamps, and mangrove forests.
From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
(c) Saryu Mae 前 朝琉 · Auckland, New Zealand · CC BY
Avicennia marina
1 article
Justicia adhatoda
1 articleAlso here, with one plant each: Acanthus (Acanthus ilicifolius), Avicennia (Grey Mangrove), Justicia (Malabar nut (Justicia adhatoda)).
Coastal restoration crews and mangrove nurseries could cut losses and speed up shoreline replanti...
If you're growing medicinal or edible plants near a busy road, the shape and texture of a plant's...
Many of the herbs your grandmother might have grown for tea or tonics, like licorice root or barb...
If you grow medicinal herbs or garden in soil with any history of industrial contamination, this ...
Contaminated brownfields near tanneries and factories could one day be restored using garden-wort...
Coastal mangrove forests lock away carbon at rates far exceeding most terrestrial forests, and un...
Every article on Plant News that mentions a member of this family, newest first.
Mangrove trees fight off the stress of salty water better when a beneficial soil fungus partners with their roots, helping the plant grow stronger and handle salt damage at a cellular level.
If you're growing medicinal or edible plants near a busy road, the shape and texture of a plant's leaves can determine whether...
Many of the herbs your grandmother might have grown for tea or tonics, like licorice root or barberry, contain compounds...
If you grow medicinal herbs or garden in soil with any history of industrial contamination, this shows a low-tech way to...
Contaminated brownfields near tanneries and factories could one day be restored using garden-worthy medicinal shrubs paired...
Coastal mangrove forests lock away carbon at rates far exceeding most terrestrial forests, and understanding which planted...
Andrographis is the bitter herb behind some of the most widely sold immune supplements in health food stores, and this...
It suggests that the healing potency of medicinal herbs you grow or buy could one day be enhanced simply by controlling the...