Thyrsacanthus

Thyrsacanthus sulcatus

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: Tetrameriinae
Genus: Thyrsacanthus
Species: T. angustissimus – T. boliviensis – T. microphyllus – T. ramosissimus – T. ramosus – T. secundus – T. sulcatus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thyrsacanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 06. Reference page.

Name

Thyrsacanthus Moric., Pl. Nouv. Amér. 9: 165 (1847).

• Type species: Thyrsacanthus ramosissimus Moric., Pl. Nouv. Amér. 9: 165, tab. 96 (1847).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Drejera Nees in C.F.P. von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 9: 112 (1847).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moricand, S. (1834–1847)["1833-1846"] Plantes Nouvelles d'Amérique. IV+176 pp. Genève: Jules-Gme Fick. BHL.Reference page.

Additional references

• Côrtes, A.L.A., Borges, R.L.B. de & Rapini, A. 2010. Reinstatement of Thyrsacanthus Moric. (Acanthaceae) and taxonomic novelties in the genus. Taxon 59(3): 965–972. DOI: 10.1002/tax.593025 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Thyrsacanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Thyrsacanthus. Published online. Accessed: 18 June 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Thyrsacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 June 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Thyrsacanthus. 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 June 18. Reference page. 
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thyrsacanthus. Accessed: 2024 November 19.

Vernacular names

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