Acanthus spinosus

Acanthus spinosus

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 spinosus

Name

Acanthus spinosus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 639 ("939") (1753).

• Lectotype (designated by Iamonico & Peruzzi 2012: 12): Origin unknown. Herb. Clifford: 327, Acanthus 2 (BM 000646247).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acanthus mollis Riedel ex Nees in De Candolle, Prodr. 11: 271 (1847), nom. illeg. non L.
  • Acanthus spinosissimus Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 179 (1806).
  • Acanthus spinosus subsp. spinosissimus (Pers.) Zangh., Fl Ital. 1: 626 (1976), comb. inval.

Homonyms

• Acanthus spinosus Nees = Acanthus hirsutus subsp. hirsutus

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Northern Europe Great Britain (introduced) Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Yugoslavia (Bosnia & Hercegovina, Croatia, Montenegro). Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 639. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Iamonico, D. & Peruzzi, L. 2012. Lectotypification of the Linnaean name Acanthus spinosus (Acanthaceae). Phytotaxa 62: 11–12. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.62.1.3 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Acanthus spinosus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Acanthus spinosus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 08 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Acanthus spinosus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 08.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Acanthus spinosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun. 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acanthus spinosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 29. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Acanthus spinosus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Oct 29.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acanthus spinosus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Dorniger Akanthus
English: Spiny Bear's-breech

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