Acanthus ebracteatus

Acanthus ebracteatus

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 ebracteatus
Subspecies: A. e. subsp. ebarbatus – A. e. subsp. ebracteatus

Name

Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl, Symb. Bot. 2: 75, t. 40 (1791).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dilivaria ebracteata (Vahl) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 179 (1806).
  • Acanthus ilicifolius var. ebracteatus (Vahl) Benoist in H.Lecomte (ed.), Fl. Indo-Chine 4: 679 (1935).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China Hainan, China Southeast. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Bangladesh, India. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia. Continental: Pacific Regional: Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vahl, M. 1791. Symbolae botanicae, sive plantarum, tam earum, quas in itinere, imprimis orientali, collegit Petrus Forskål, quam aliarum, recentius detectarum, exactiores descriptiones, nec non observationes circa quasdam plantas dudum cognitas. Pars 2. 108 pp., tt. 26–50. Nicolaus Möller & fil., Hauniae [Copenhagen]. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acanthus ebracteatus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Acanthus ebracteatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Acanthus ebracteatus. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthus ebracteatus. Accessed: 14 Nov 2022.

Vernacular names

English: sea holly, holly mangrove

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