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511.0000 Family Acanthaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 102 (1789) (´Acanthi´), nom. cons.
ca. 192 genera, ca. 5500 spp. Phylogeny: Manzitto-Tripp et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 5526
= Avicenniaceae Miq.; Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1: 353 (1845), nom. cons.
= Justiciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 60 (1838)
= Mendonciaceae Bremek.; Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. C 56: 540 (1954)
= Meyeniaceae Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Nelsoniaceae (Nees) Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Thunbergiaceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 979 (1870)
511.4733 Genus Acanthopale C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 62 (1899)
Distribution: Tropical Africa (6), Madagascar (6)
Species listed in database: 12
species :
Acanthopale aethiogermanica Ensermu; Kew Bull. 64(1): 58 (2009)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Acanthopale breviceps (Benoist) Callm. & Phillipson; Candollea 70(2): 254 (2015)
Distribution: NE-Madagascar (Fianarantsoa, Toamasina)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Strobilanthes breviceps Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 7 (1945)
species :
Acanthopale confertiflora (Lindau) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 64 (1899)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Uganda; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 BUR RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Dischistocalyx confertiflorus Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 13 (1894)
species :
Acanthopale cuneifolia (Benoist) Callm. & Phillipson; Candollea 70(2): 254 (2015)
Distribution: N-Madagascar (Antsiranana)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Strobilanthes cuneifolia Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 6 (1945)
= Strobilanthes mediocris Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 8 (1945)
species :
Acanthopale decempedalis C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 63 (1899)
Distribution: Nigeria; Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]
22 NGA 23 BIO CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN VU (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthopale cameronica Bremek.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 73: 145 (1943)
species :
Acanthopale humblotii (Benoist) Callm. & Phillipson; Candollea 70(2): 255 (2015)
Distribution: EC-Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
Remarks: known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Strobilanthes humblotii Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 13: 13 (1947)
species :
Acanthopale laxiflora (Lindau) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 63 (1899)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthopale azaleoides C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 63 (1899)
= Dischistocalyx laxiflorus Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 13 (1894)
species :
Acanthopale macrocarpa Vollesen; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Acanth. (Part 1) 218 (2008)
Distribution: Uganda; Kenya
25 KEN UGA
species :
Acanthopale madagascariensis (Baker) C.B.Clarke ex Bremek.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 73: 143, 148 (1943)
Distribution: EC-Madagascar (Toamasina)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Strobilanthes madagascariensis Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 220 (1884)
species :
Acanthopale perrieri (Benoist) Callm. & Phillipson; Candollea 70(2): 255 (2015)
Distribution: NW-Madagascar (Mahajanga)
29 MDG
Remarks: known only from type
Synonyms: hidden
= Strobilanthes perrieri Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 145 (1939)
species :
Acanthopale pubescens (Lindau ex Engl.) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 64 (1899)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 BUR RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MLW MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthopale albosetulosa C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 64 (1899)
= Acanthopale longipilosa (Mildbr.) Bremek.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 73: 146 (1943)
= Dischistocalyx pubescens Lindau ex Engl.; Durch Afrika Von Ost Nach West [Götzen], Anh. 377, 382 (1895)
= Dischistocalyx pubescens var. longipilosa Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 1082 (1934)
species :
Acanthopale ramiflora (Benoist) Callm. & Phillipson; Candollea 70(2): 255 (2015)
Distribution: E-Madagascar (Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa, Toamasina)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Strobilanthes curviflora Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 5 (1945)
= Strobilanthes madagascariensis var. calvescens Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 138 (1946)
= Strobilanthes ramiflora Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 7 (1945)
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