Oplonia spinosa

Oplonia spinosa

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: Justicieae
Subtribus: Graptophyllinae
Genus: Oplonia
Species: Oplonia spinosa
Subspecies: O. s. subsp. insularis – O. s. subsp. spinosa

Name

Oplonia spinosa Raf., 1838

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anthacanthus spinosus (Jacq.) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 460 (1847)
  • Eranthemum spinosum (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 1: 176 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Justicia spinosa Jacq. in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 11 (1760)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1838 ("1836"). Flora Telluriana. Pars 4. 135 pp., Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 65.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Oplonia spinosa. 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. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Oplonia spinosa. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 16 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Oplonia spinosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 16.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Oplonia spinosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: pricklybush

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