Anisacanthus

Anisacanthus quadrifidus

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: Anisacanthus
Species: A. andersonii – A. brasiliensis – A. gracewoodiae – A. junceus – A. linearis – A. nicaraguensis – A. pohlii – A. puberulus – A. pumilus – A. quadrifidus – A. ramosissimus – A. tetracaulis – A. thurberi – A. trilobus – A. tulensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Hassler, M. 2018. Anisacanthus. 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. 10. Reference page.

Name

Anisacanthus Nees, 1842

• Type species: Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Nees, 1842

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern Central USA Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua Doubtfully present in: Brazil Southeast References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D., 1842. Linnaea 16: 307–308.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Anisacanthus. 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. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Anisacanthus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 10 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Anisacanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Anisacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun. 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Anisacanthus. .

Vernacular names

English: desert honeysuckles

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