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512.0000 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: 5597
= 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)
512.5085 Genus Anisacanthus Nees; Linnaea 16: 307 (1842)
Distribution: SE-USA, Mexico, C- and trop. S-America
Species listed in database: 12
= Birnbaumia Kostel.; Index Hort. Bot. Prag. 21 (1844)
= Idanthisia Raf.; Autik. Bot. 31 (1840)
species :
Anisacanthus andersonii T.F.Daniel; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 109(2): 148 (1982)
Distribution: Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua)
79 MEX
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Anisacanthus gracewoodiae Hammel & McDade; Aliso 36(1): 27 (2019)
Distribution: Costa Rica
80 COS
species :
Anisacanthus junceus (Torr.) Hemsl.; Biol. Centr.-Amer., Bot. 2: 522 (1882)
Distribution: Mexico (Coahuila, N-Zacatecas, Durango, Chihuahua)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Drejera juncea Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 124 (1858 publ. 1859)
species :
Anisacanthus linearis (Hagen) Henrickson & E.J.Lott; Brittonia 34(2): 175 (1982)
Name: Narrowleaf desert honeysuckle
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Anisacanthus insignis var. linearis S.H.Hagen; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 28: 396, fig (1941)
species :
Anisacanthus nicaraguensis Durkee; Novon 9(4): 503 (1999)
Distribution: Nicaragua
80 NIC
species :
Anisacanthus pohlii Lindau; Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 663 (1897)
Distribution: Brazil
84 BRA
Remarks: status uncertain, known only from type, probably in Thyrsacanthus
species :
Anisacanthus puberulus (Torr.) Henrickson & E.J.Lott; Brittonia 34(2): 172 (1982)
Name: Dwarf desert honeysuckle
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Nuevo León, Queretaro, Sonora, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Anisacanthus insignis A.Gray; Syn. Fl. N. Amer., ed. 2, 2(1): 457 (1886)
= Drejera puberula Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 123 (1858 publ. 1859)
species :
Anisacanthus pumilus (F.Dietr.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 445 (1847)
Distribution: Mexico (Chihuahua, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí)
79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Anisacanthus greggii (Torr.) A.Gray; Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2: 328 (1878)
= Drejera greggii Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 124 (1858 publ. 1859)
= Justicia pumila F.Dietr.; Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. Nachtr. 4: 197 (1818)
species :
Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Standl.; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1343 (1926)
Distribution: Zimbabwe [I]; USA (Texas); Mexico (Campeche, Coahuila, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas)
26 zim 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. brevilobus (S.H.Hagen) Henrickson; Sida 11: 298 (1986)
= Birnbaumia quadrifida (Vahl) Kostel.; Index Hort. Bot. Prag. 21 (1844)
= Anisacanthus virgularis (Salisb.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 445 (1847)
= Anisacanthus wrightii var. brevilobus S.H.Hagen; Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 29: 400 (1941)
= Justicia coccinea Cav.; Icon. [Cavanilles] 2: 77 (1793), nom. illeg.
= Justicia hyssopifolia Gouan ex Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 445 (1847)
= Justicia quadrifida Vahl; Enum. Pl. [Vahl] 1: 124 (1804)
= Justicia ligularis Salisb. ex Desf.; Tabl. École Bot., ed. 3 (Cat. Pl. Horti Paris.) 86 (1829), orth. var.
= Justicia superba Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 445 (1847)
= Justicia virgularis Salisb.; Parad. Lond. 1: t. 50 (1806)
= Siphonoglossa glabrescens Lindau ex Loes.; Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 564 (1894)
variant :
var. potosinus Henrickson; Sida 11(3): 296 (1986)
Distribution: Mexico (San Luis Potosí)
79 MEX
variant :
var. wrightii (Torr.) Henrickson; Sida 11(3): 296 (1986)
Name: Wright´s desert honeysuckle
Distribution: USA (Texas); Mexico (Michoacán, Coahuila, Nuevo León, etc.)
77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Anisacanthus wrightii (Torr.) A.Gray; Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2: 328 (1878)
= Drejera wrightii Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 123 (1858 publ. 1859)
species :
Anisacanthus tetracaulis Leonard; Ceiba 1: 108 (1950)
Distribution: El Salvador; Honduras
80 ELS HON
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Anisacanthus thurberi (Torr.) A.Gray; Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2: 328 (1878)
Name: Thurber´s desert honeysuckle
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico); Mexico (Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Sonora)
76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Drejera thurberi Torr.; Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. [Emory] 124 (1858 publ. 1859)
species :
Anisacanthus tulensis Greenm.; Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 2: 343 (1912)
Distribution: Mexico (Hidalgo, Morelos, Oaxaca, Queretaro)
79 MEX
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