Are Melissa and Acanthopale both cultivated as ornamental plants?
Acanthopale Acanthopale is a plant genus in the Acanthaceae plant family. The genus name is based on the classic Greek words for thorn "ákantha" and stake "palum". Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Crossandra Crossandra (Tamil: கனகாம்பரம், Kannada: ಕನಕಾಂಬರ) is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae, comprising 54 species that occur in Africa, Madagascar, Arabia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species, especially "Crossandra infundibuliformis", are cultivated for their brightly colored flowers.