Notice

Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Acanthaceae

A family of some 250 genera and 2500 species of herbs or shrubs, sometimes climbers or small trees, chiefly from tropical regions.  [FNSW].  Represented in the Hortus by a large number of shrubs and climbers.

Plants in this Family

  1. Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb.
  2. Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.
  3. Thunbergia coccinea Wallich
  4. Thunbergia chrysops Hook.
  5. Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims var. fryeri
  6. Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims var. aurantiaca
  7. Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims var. alba
  8. Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims
  9. Strobilanthes glomeratus T.Anders.
  10. Strobilanthes anisophylla T.Anders.
  11. Ruellia macrophylla Vahl
  12. Ruellia formosa Andr.
  13. Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kuntze
  14. Pulchranthus variegatus (Aubl.) B.R.Baum, Reveal & Nowicke
  15. Pseuderanthemum bicolor Radlk.
  16. Porphyrocoma lanceolata Hook.
  17. Phlogacanthus asperulus Wall.
  18. Pachystachys coccinea (Aubl.) Nees
  19. Justicia splendens Hort.
  20. Justicia spicigera Schltdl.
  21. Justicia species unidentified [2]
  22. Justicia species unidentified [1]
  23. Justicia sericea Ruiz & Pav.
  24. Justicia carthaginensis Jacq.
  25. Justicia carnea Lindl.
  26. Justicia adhatoda L.
  27. Graptophyllum pictum (L.) Griff.
  28. Eranthemum species unidentified
  29. Barleria strigosa Willd.
  30. Asystasia scandens Hook.
  31. Aphelandra pulcherrima (Jacq.) Kunth
  32. Aphelandra aurantiaca (Scheidw.) Lindl.
  33. Acanthus mollis L.