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Acanthaceae (acanthus)
Taxonomy
Acanthaceae was named by de Jussieu (1789). It is extant.
It was assigned to Scrophulariales by Mabberley (2000); and to Lamiales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Scrophulariales by Mabberley (2000); and to Lamiales by The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Subtaxa
Acanthaceoxylon, Acanthus, Adhatoda, Aphelandra, Asyslassa, Blepharis, Bravaisia, Chamaeranthemum, Dicliptera, Dipteracanthus, Eranthemum, Hygrophila, Hypoestes, Justicia, Lepidagathis, Peristrophe, Phlogacanthus, Pseuderanthemum, Pseudocalyx, Rostellularia, Rungia, Strobilanthes, Tessmanniacanthus, Vavara, Xerothamnella
Entered
by J. Cassara (authorized by H. Sims) on 2003-11-29; modified by B. Allen on 2023-01-23
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1789 | Acanthaceae de Jussieu |
| 1970 | Acanthaceoxylon Chitaley and Patil |
| 2000 | Acanthaceae Mabberley |
| 2016 | Acanthaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 20 |
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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.
Fm. Acanthaceae de Jussieu 1789 [acanthus]
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G. Acanthus Linnaeus 1753
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Acanthus ilicifolius Linnaeus 1753
Acanthus maderaspatensis Linnaeus 1753
Acanthus mollis Linnaeus 1753
Acanthus spinosus Linnaeus 1753
G. Adhatoda Ness
G. Aphelandra Brown 1810
G. Asyslassa Blume
G. Blepharis de Jussieu 1789
G. Bravaisia Candolle 1838
G. Chamaeranthemum Nees 1836
G. Dicliptera Jussieu 1807
G. Dipteracanthus Nees
G. Hygrophila Brown 1810 [swampweed]
G. Hypoestes Brown 1810
G. Justicia Linnaeus 1753 [water-willow]
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Justicia adhatoda Linnaeus 1753
Justicia betonica Linnaeus 1753
Justicia chinensis Linnaeus 1753
Justicia ecbolium Linnaeus 1753
Justicia echioides Linnaeus 1753
Justicia hyssopifolia Linnaeus 1753
Justicia nasuta Linnaeus 1753
Justicia procumbens Linnaeus 1753
Justicia purpurea Linnaeus 1753
Justicia repens Linnaeus 1753
Justicia sexangularis Linnaeus 1753
G. Lepidagathis Willdenow 1800
G. Peristrophe Nees von Esenbeck 1832
G. Phlogacanthus Nees von Esenbeck 1832
G. Pseuderanthemum Radlkofer 1883
G. Pseudocalyx Radlkofer 1883
G. Rostellularia Reichenbach 1837
G. Rungia Nees von Esenbeck 1832
G. Tessmanniacanthus Mildbraed 1926
G. Vavara Benoist 2021
G. Xerothamnella White 1944
Invalid names: Acanthaceoxylon Chitaley and Patil 1970 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available