Acanthus arboreus

Acanthus arboreus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Acantheae
Subtribus: Acanthinae
Genus: Acanthus
Species: Acanthus arboreus

Name

Acanthus arboreus Forssk., Fl. Aegypt.-Arab.: 115 (1775).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Blepharis arborea (Forssk.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 819 (1825).
  • Cheilopsis arborea (Forssk.) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 272 (1847).
• Heterotypic
  • Acanthus arborescens Panz. in G.F.Christmann, Vollst. Pflanzensyst. 8: 185 (1782).
  • Cheilopsis polystachya Moq., Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 27: 230 (1832).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Arabian Peninsula Yemen. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Forsskål, P. (†). 1775. Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica. Sive descriptiones plantarum, quas per Aegyptum inferiorem et Arabiam felicem detexit, illustravit Petrus Forskål. Post mortem auctoris edidit Carsten Niebuhr. Ex officina Mölleri, Hauniae [Copenhagen]. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41 BHL Reference page. :

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acanthus arboreus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acanthus arboreus. Published online. Accessed: Sep 13 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Acanthus arboreus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist

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