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Acanthus

Angiospermae - Lamiales - Acanthaceae

Taxonomy
Acanthus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Acanthus mollis.

It was assigned to Acanthaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991), Srivastava (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Acanthus Linnaeus
1976Acanthus Lakhanpal et al.
1991Acanthus Chauhan
1991Acanthus Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
—CoreeudicotsThe Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009
—Superasterids
RankNameAuthor
—Asterids
—Euasterids
—Lamiids
orderLamiales
familyAcanthaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusAcanthus

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Acanthus Linnaeus 1753
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Acanthus ilicifolius Linnaeus 1753
Acanthus mollis Linnaeus 1753
Acanthus spinosus Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04India (Madhya Pradesh) A. sp. (224606)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9United Kingdom (England) A. sp. (27663)
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (West Bengal) A. ilicifolius (228793) A. sp. (228794 228795)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (West Bengal) A. sp. (228796 228797)