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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).
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. Adhatoda Ness
G. Aphelandra Brown 1810
G. Asyslassa Blume
G. Blepharis de Jussieu 1789
G. Bravaisia Candolle 1838
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. Rungia Nees von Esenbeck 1832
Invalid names: Acanthaceoxylon Chitaley and Patil 1970 [nomen nudum]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available