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Staurogyne

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Staurogyne is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae.^[1]^[2]

Species of the genus Staurogyne tend to have annual or perennial herbs. They may also have shrubs. The stems of Staurogyne tend to be short.^[3]

The genus includes 150 accepted species,^[4] of which the most notable are:

The genus is widely distributed in the equatorial regions of Africa, Asia and South America.^[4]

^ Braz, Denise Monte; Montiero, Reinaldo (14 February 2017). "Taxonomic Revision of Staurogyne (Nelsonioideae, Acanthaceae) in the Neotropics". Phytotaxa. 296: 1–40 – via Open Journal Systems.
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