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 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

, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:Anisotes bracteatus Milne-Redh. – southern AfricaAnisotes comorensis T.F.DanielAnisotes divaricatus T.F.Daniel, Mbola, Almeda & Phillipson – southwestern MadagascarAnisotes diversifolius Balf.f.Anisotes dumosus Milne-Redh.Anisotes galanae VollesenAnisotes guineensis LindauAnisotes hygroscopicus T.F.Daniel – MadagascarAnisotes involucratus FioriAnisotes longistrobus VollesenAnisotes macrophyllus HeineAnisotes madagascariensis Benoist – southwestern MadagascarAnisotes mayottensis T.F.DanielAnisotes nyassae BadenAnisotes parvifolius Oliv.Anisotes pubinervius HeineAnisotes pulchellus T.F.Daniel, Letsara & Rakotonas.Anisotes rogersii S.Moore – southern AfricaAnisotes sessiliflorus C.B.ClarkeAnisotes spectabilis VollesenAnisotes subcoriaceus T.F.Daniel – MadagascarAnisotes tablensis T.F.DanielAnisotes tanensis BadenAnisotes tangensis BadenAnisotes trisulcus Nees Anisotes ukambensis Lindau Anisotes umbrosus Milne-Redh.Anisotes venosus T.F.Daniel – MadagascarAnisotes zenkeri C.B.Clarke