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Stenandrium (Greek, narrow anthers). Acanthaceae. Nearly stemless or short-stemmed herbs, frequently villous or pubescent, adapted to the warm- or coolhouse: lvs. often radical or clustered at the base of the st., very entire: spikes scape-like, peduncled, dense or interrupted: fls. usually small at the axils of the opposite bracts, solitary, sessile, spicate; calyx 5-parted, segms. narrow, acute; corolla-tube slender, cylindrical, limb oblique, 5-lobed, lobes obovate, retuse; stamens 4, didynamous: caps. oblong or subfusiform, subterete, 4-seeded or by abortion fewer-seeded.—About 30 species, Trop. and Subtrop. Amer.
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'''''Gerardia '''''L. ([[synonymy|syn.]] ''Stenandrium'', Greek, narrow anthers). Acanthaceae. Nearly stemless or short-stemmed herbs, frequently villous or pubescent, adapted to the warm- or coolhouse: lvs. often radical or clustered at the base of the st., very entire: spikes scape-like, peduncled, dense or interrupted: fls. usually small at the axils of the opposite bracts, solitary, sessile, spicate; calyx 5-parted, segms. narrow, acute; corolla-tube slender, cylindrical, limb oblique, 5-lobed, lobes obovate, retuse; stamens 4, didynamous: caps. oblong or subfusiform, subterete, 4-seeded or by abortion fewer-seeded.—About 30 species, Trop. and Subtrop. Amer.
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==Cultivation==
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| color = lightgreen
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| name = ''Gerardia''
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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===Propagation===
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Lamiales]]
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===Pests and diseases===
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| familia = [[Scrophulariaceae]]
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| genus = '''''Gerardia'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
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==Species==
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* ''Gerardia angustifolia''
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* ''Gerardia brachyphylla''  
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* ''Gerardia communis''
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* ''Gerardia genistaefolia''
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* ''Gerardia hispidula''
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* ''Gerardia linarioides''
  
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'''''Gerardia '''''L. ([[synonymy|syn.]] ''Stenandrium'' [[Nees]]) is a genus of [[flowering plants]] in the family [[Acanthaceae]].  It was once used as the generic name for the genus [[Agalinis]], but based on the rules of of the [[ICBN]] (Art. 53) it is an illegitimate later homonym of Gerardia L. (1753) that is now unavailable for use in the Scrophulariaceae.
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The genus is named for the English herbalist [[John Gerard]] (1545-1611/2).
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==Species inclued:==
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==References==
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* ''Gerardia angustifolia''  Mart.
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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* ''Gerardia brachyphylla'' Cham. & Schltdl.  
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<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
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* ''Gerardia communis'' Cham. & Schltdl.  
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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* ''Gerardia genistaefoli''a Cham. & Schltdl.  
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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* ''Gerardia hispidula'' Mart.
 
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* ''Gerardia linarioides'' Cham. & Schltdl.
 
  
 
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*[http://florabrasiliensis.cria.org.br/search?taxon_id=4009 Flora Brasiliensis: ''Gerardia'']
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*[http://132.236.163.181/cgi-bin/dol/dol_terminal.pl?taxon_name=Stenandrium PlantSystematics: ''Stenandrium'']
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Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
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Scientific Names

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Read about Gerardia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Gerardia L. (syn. Stenandrium, Greek, narrow anthers). Acanthaceae. Nearly stemless or short-stemmed herbs, frequently villous or pubescent, adapted to the warm- or coolhouse: lvs. often radical or clustered at the base of the st., very entire: spikes scape-like, peduncled, dense or interrupted: fls. usually small at the axils of the opposite bracts, solitary, sessile, spicate; calyx 5-parted, segms. narrow, acute; corolla-tube slender, cylindrical, limb oblique, 5-lobed, lobes obovate, retuse; stamens 4, didynamous: caps. oblong or subfusiform, subterete, 4-seeded or by abortion fewer-seeded.—About 30 species, Trop. and Subtrop. Amer.

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Species

Species includewp:

  • Gerardia angustifolia
  • Gerardia brachyphylla
  • Gerardia communis
  • Gerardia genistaefolia
  • Gerardia hispidula
  • Gerardia linarioides

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