Lophospermum

Lophospermum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Plantaginaceae
Genus:	Lophospermum D.Don ex R.Taylor
Species
See text.

Lophospermum (syn. Maurandia Orteg or Maurandya sect. Lophospermum (D.Don) A.DC.) is a genus in the family Plantaginaceae. This genus was traditionally placed in the foxglove family Scrophulariaceae. Owing to new genetic research, however, it is now placed in the vastly expanded family Plantaginaceae.

Some species are used as ornamental plants.

Species

Lophospermum atrosanguineum Lophospermum breedlovei Lophospermum chiapense Lophospermum erectum Lophospermum erubescens Lophospermum hintonii Lophospermum nubicola

Lophospermum physalodes Lophospermum purpurascens Lophospermum purpusii Lophospermum rhodochiton Lophospermum scandens Lophospermum spectabile Lophospermum turneri

External links

• "Lophospermum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=500390. 
• Lophospermum
• Lophospermum