What is the economic importance of Acanthaceae family?
The major economic importance of the family is horticultural. Species of Acanthus, Aphelandra R. Brown, Barleria, Crossandra Salisbury, Eranthemum, Fittonia Coemans, Justicia, Odontonema Nees, Pachystachys Nees, Ruellia, Sanchezia Ruiz & Pavon, Thunbergia, and numerous other genera are widely cultivated as ornamentals.
The major economic importance of the family is horticultural. Species of Acanthus, Aphelandra R. Brown, Barleria, Crossandra Salisbury, Eranthemum, Fittonia Coemans, Justicia, Odontonema Nees, Pachystachys Nees, Ruellia, Sanchezia Ruiz & Pavon, Thunbergia, and numerous other genera are widely cultivated as ornamentals.
