Acanthus ilicifolius var. ilicifolius

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 ilicifolius
Varietas: A. i. var. ilicifolius

Name[edit]

Acanthus ilicifolius L. var. ilicifolius, autonym

Synonyms[edit]

Heterotypic
- Acanthus doloariu Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 487 (1837).
- Acanthus ilicifolius var. subinteger Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 269 (1847).
- Acanthus neoguineensis Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 474 (1886).
- Acanthus ilicifolius subsp. orientalis Bremek., Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. C 58: 300 (1955).
- Acanthus xiamenensis R.T.Zhang, Wuyi Sci. J. 5: 239 (1985).
  - Acanthus ebracteatus var. xiamenensis (R.T.Zhang) C.Y.Wu & C.C.Hu, Fl. Reipubl. Popul. Sin. 70: 47 (2002).
  - Acanthus ilicifolius var. xiamenensis (R.T.Zhang) Y.F.Deng, N.H.Xia & Heng B.Chen, J. Trop. Subtrop. Bot. 14: 530 (2006).

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: China
  - Hainan, China Southeast.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka.
- Regional: Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Regional: Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sumatera.
- Regional: Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - Northern Territory, Queensland.
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: Southwestern Pacific
  - New Caledonia, Santa Cruz Islands, Vanuatu.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Additional references[edit]

Hu, J.-Q. & Daniel, T.F. 2011. Acanthus. Pp. 379–380 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 19: Cucurbitaceae through Valerianaceae, with Annonaceae and Berberidaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-935641-04-9. efloras PDF Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acanthus ilicifolius var. ilicifolius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 13. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Acanthus ilicifolius var. ilicifolius. 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.
Tropicos.org 2018. Acanthus ilicifolius var. ilicifolius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names[edit]

English: Holy Mangrove
فارسی: کنگر
हिन्दी: নীল টেংরাকাঁটা
日本語: ムラサキミズヒイラギ
മലയാളം: ചുള്ളിക്കണ്ടൽ
Tiếng Việt: Ô rô hoa tím
中文: 老鼠簕