Elytraria

Elytraria, scalystem, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, with a pantropical distribution. They tend to lack stems.

Species
Currently accepted species include:
 * Elytraria acaulis (L.f.) Lindau
 * Elytraria bissei H.Dietr.
 * Elytraria bromoides Oerst.
 * Elytraria caroliniensis (J.F.Gmel.) Pers.
 * Elytraria cubana Alain
 * Elytraria filicaulis Borhidi & O.Muñiz
 * Elytraria imbricata (Vahl) Pers.
 * Elytraria ivorensis Dokosi
 * Elytraria klugii Leonard
 * Elytraria macrophylla Leonard
 * Elytraria madagascariensis (Benoist) E.Hossain
 * Elytraria marginata Vahl
 * Elytraria maritima J.K.Morton
 * Elytraria mexicana Fryxell & S.D.Koch
 * Elytraria minor Dokosi
 * Elytraria nodosa E.Hossain
 * Elytraria planifolia Leonard
 * Elytraria prolifera Leonard
 * Elytraria serpens Greuter & R.Rankin
 * Elytraria shaferi (P.Wilson) Leonard
 * Elytraria spathulifolia Borhidi & O.Muñiz
 * Elytraria tuberosa Leonard