Acanthaceae
Sanchezia
Rank: Genus Parent: Acanthaceae Status: Valid
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Herbs, subshrubs, or shrubs.
Leaves: Leaves simple, opposite.
Reproductive Morphology
Inflorescence: Inflorescence of solitary flowers or fascicles in the leaf axils or terminal spikes, all generally surrounded by large, partially fused, showy bracts.
Flowers: Flowers: calyx subactinomorphic, 4-5-lobed; corolla tubular, subactinomorphic with short, erect or reflexed lobes; fertile stamens 2, usually exerted, staminodes 2.