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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: 5554
= 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)
511.4301 Genus Neuracanthus Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 76 (1832)
Distribution: Tropical Africa, Madagascar, few Arabian Peninsula, Soqotra, India
Species listed in database: 31
= Leucobarleria Lindau; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: 353 (1895)
species :
Neuracanthus aculeatus Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 86 (1884)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Conservation Status: IUCN I
species :
Neuracanthus africanus T.Anderson ex S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 37 (1880)
subspecies :
subsp. africanus
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo)
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Barleria sacanii Klotzsch ex Lindau; Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C 368 (1895)
= Neuracanthus africanus var. limpopoensis Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 36 (1998)
subspecies :
subsp. masaicus (Bidgood & Brummitt) Vollesen; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Acanth. (Part 2) 292 (2010)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Neuracanthus africanus var. masaicus Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 37 (1998)
subspecies :
subsp. ruahae (Bidgood & Brummitt) Vollesen; Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Acanth. (Part 2) 291 (2010)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Neuracanthus africanus var. ruahae Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 38 (1998)
species :
Neuracanthus argyrophyllus Chiov.; Fl. Somala 252 (1929)
Distribution: NE-Somalia; Soqotra
24 SOC SOM
species :
Neuracanthus brachystachyus Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 12 (1945)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Neuracanthus leandrii Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 13 (1945)
species :
Neuracanthus capitatus Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 86 (1884)
Distribution: Somalia; +Soqotra
24 SOC SOM
Conservation Status: IUCN I
Synonyms: hidden
= Neuracanthus stolonosus Chiov.; Fl. Somala 1: 253 (1929)
species :
Neuracanthus cladanthacanthus Chiov.; Fl. Somala 254 (1929)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Neuracanthus decorus S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 307 (1880)
subspecies :
subsp. decorus
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
subspecies :
subsp. strobilinus (C.B.Clarke) Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 40 (1998)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Neuracanthus strobilinus C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 138 (1900)
species :
Neuracanthus gracilior S.Moore; J. Bot. 39: 302 (1901)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Neuracanthus grandiflorus Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 42(2): 95 (1873)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago, Magway, Mandalay)
41 MYA
species :
Neuracanthus keniensis J.-P.Lebrun & Stork; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 1985(2): 155 (1985)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Neuracanthus lindaui C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 139 (1900)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia
24 ETH SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucobarleria nivea Lindau; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: (1895) 354, et Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 77
species :
Neuracanthus madagascariensis Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 144 (1911)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Neuracanthus mahajangensis Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 27 (1998)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Neuracanthus matsabdianus Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 61 (1998)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Neuracanthus migiurtinus Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 59 (1998)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Neuracanthus neesianus (Wight ex T.Anderson) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 491 (1884)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Conservation Status: IUCN Ex/E
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis neesiana Wight ex T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 9: 499 (1867)
species :
Neuracanthus niveus S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 37 (1880)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Cameroon; Central African Republic; SW-Chad; South Sudan
22 GUI SEN 23 CAF CMN 24 CHA SSU
species :
Neuracanthus ovalifolius (Fiori) Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 54 (1998)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Neuracanthus stolonosus var. ovalifolius Fiori; Relat. Monogr. Agric. Colon. 66: 10 (1941)
species :
Neuracanthus pedalis Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 29 (1998)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Neuracanthus pictus M.G.Gilbert; Kew Bull. 43(1): 149 (1988)
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
species :
Neuracanthus polyacanthus (Lindau) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 139 (1900)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia; Kenya
24 DJI ETH SOM 25 KEN
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucobarleria polyacantha Lindau; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: (1895) 354, et Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 77
species :
Neuracanthus richardianus (Nees) Boivin ex Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 145 (1911)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Barleria richardiana Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 225 (1847)
= Neuracanthus parviflorus T.Anderson; J. Agric. Soc. India, n. s. 1: 276 (1868)
= Pseudobarleria richardiana (Nees) Oerst.; Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn, Ser. 1, 4: 135 (1854)
species :
Neuracanthus robecchii (Lindau) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 140 (1899)
subspecies :
subsp. robecchii
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Leucobarleria robecchii Lindau; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3b: (1895) 354, et Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma,vi. 78
subspecies :
subsp. atratus Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 67 (1998)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (coastal Hadhramaut)
24 ETH SOM 35 OMA YEM
species :
Neuracanthus scaber S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 307 (1880)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus (Nees) Dalzell; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 2: 140 (1850)
Distribution: India (Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagar Haveli, Rajasthan)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis sphaerostachya Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 254 (1847)
= Neuracanthus lawii Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4: t. 1532 (1850)
species :
Neuracanthus spinosus Deflers; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 43: 222 (1896)
Distribution: Yemen (Aden Desert)
35 YEM
species :
Neuracanthus subuninervis Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 42(2): 95 (1873)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Lepidagathis subuninervia C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 4: 519 (1884)
species :
Neuracanthus tephrophyllus Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 44 (1998)
subspecies :
subsp. tephrophyllus
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
subspecies :
subsp. conifer Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 48 (1998)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
subspecies :
subsp. tsavoensis Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 50 (1998)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
species :
Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus Nees; Pl. Asiat. Rar. [Wallich] 3: 97 (1832)
subspecies :
subsp. tetragonostachyus
Distribution: India (Bihar); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Bago, Magway, Mandalay, Mon, Yangon); Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
40 BAN IND 41 CBD LAO MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ruellia tetragonostachya Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 7168 (1832), nomen
subspecies :
subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 16 (1998)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Maharashtra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Neuracanthus trinervius Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] 4: t. 1532 (1850)
species :
Neuracanthus ukambensis C.B.Clarke; Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 5: 138 (1900)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Neuracanthus umbraticus Bidgood & Brummitt; Kew Bull. 53(1): 30 (1998)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
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