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)
512.5028
Genus
Oplonia Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 64 (1836)
Distribution: West Indies, Peru (1), Madagascar (5)
Species listed in database: 22
= Forsythiopsis Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 218 (1884)
= Anthacanthus Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 460 (1847)
= Crateola Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 64 (1836)
= Hesperanthemum Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 490 (1891)
species :
Oplonia acicularis
(Sw.) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 312 (1971)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus acicularis (Sw.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 460 (1847)
= Anthacanthus cuneifolius Hook. ex Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 432 (1847)
= Anthacanthus jamaicensis Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 457 (1862)
= Eranthemum aciculare (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 1: 177 (1817)
= Eranthemum ambiguum Roem. & Schult.; Mant. 1 [Schultes] 154 (1822)
= Eranthemum parvifolium Link; Enum. Hort. Berol. Alt. 1: 28 (1821)
= Hesperanthemum aciculare (Sw.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 490 (1891)
= Justicia acicularis Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 13 (1788)
= Justicia parvifolia Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 461 (1847)
species :
Oplonia acuminata
Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 314 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Oplonia acunae
Borhidi; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23(3-4): 313 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Oplonia armata
(Sw.) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 301 (1971)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus armatus (Sw.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 460 (1847)
= Eranthemum armatum (Sw.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 1: 176 (1817)
= Hesperanthemum armatum (Sw.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 490 (1891)
= Justicia armata Sw.; Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ. [O.P.Swartz] 13 (1788)
variant :
var. pallidior
Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 302 (1971), nom. nov.
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Psilanthele minor Lindau; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 7: 383 (1912)
species :
Oplonia cubensis
Borhidi; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23(3-4): 309 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Oplonia doceana
Gonella, Antar, Kameyama, U.G.Fern. & Kiel; Pl. Syst. Evol. 312(4)-43: 8 (2026)
Distribution: Brazil (Minas Gerais)
84 BRA
species :
Oplonia grandiflora
(Lindau) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 299 (1971)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Synonyms: hidden
= Psilanthele grandiflora Lindau; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 401 (1904)
species :
Oplonia hutchisonii
Wassh.; Phytologia 33(7): 444 (1976)
Distribution: Peru
83 PER
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Oplonia jamaicensis
(Lindau) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 300 (1971)
Distribution: Jamaica
81 JAM
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Psilanthele jamaicensis Lindau; Symb. Antill. [Urban] 5: 501 (1908)
species :
Oplonia jujuyensis
D.Wassh. & C.Ezcurra; Novon 3(1): 89 (1993)
Distribution: Bolivia (Chuquisaca, La Paz, Tarija); Argentina (Jujuy, Salta)
83 BOL 85 ARG
species :
Oplonia linifolia
(Benoist) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 320 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsythiopsis linifolia Benoist; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 11 (1945)
species :
Oplonia microphylla
(Lam.) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 307 (1971)
Name: Aruna canilla (Dominican Republic), Amourette, Arrete boef (Lesser Antilles)
Distribution: Jamaica; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Virgin Gorda); St. Barthélémy; Antigua; Montserrat; Marie-Galante; Grenada
81 ABA GDL GRE HIS JAM MTS PUE SBA VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus cuneatus Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 461 (1847)
= Anthacanthus cuneifolius Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 432 (1847)
= Anthacanthus lycioides (Desf. ex Link) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 461 (1847)
= Anthacanthus microphyllus (Lam.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 461 (1847)
= Anthacanthus microphyllus var. serpyllifolius Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 461 (1847)
= Eranthemum lycioides Link; Jahrb. Gewachsk. 1(3): 47 (1820)
= Eranthemum microphyllum (Lam.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 1: 176 (1817)
= Hesperanthemum microphyllum (Lam.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 490 (1891)
= Justicia cuneifolia Hook. ex Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 461 (1847), nom. inval.
= Justicia microphylla Lam.; Tabl. Encycl. 1: 37 (1792)
species :
Oplonia minor
(Benoist) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 319 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsythiopsis minor Benoist; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 76: 1033 (1929 publ. 1930)
= Forsythiopsis vincoides var. minor (Benoist) Benoist; Fl. Madagasc., Fam. 182: 109 (1967)
variant :
var. meridionalis
(Benoist) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. hist.), Bot. 4(7): 319 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsythiopsis vincoides var. meridionalis Benoist; Mém. Publiés Soc. Bot. France 1949: 94 (1950)
variant :
var. vestita
(Benoist) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 320 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsythiopsis vincoides var. vestita Benoist; Mém. Publiés Soc. Bot. France 1949: 94 (1950)
species :
Oplonia moana
Borhidi; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23(3-4): 308 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Oplonia multigemma
Borhidi; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23(3-4): 312 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
species :
Oplonia nannophylla
(Urb.) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 313 (1971)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus nannophyllus Urb.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 20: 350 (1924)
species :
Oplonia polyece
(Stearn) Borhidi; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23(3-4): 312 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Oplonia tetrasticha subsp. polyece (Stearn) Borhidi; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 19(1-4): 45 (1973)
= Oplonia tetrasticha var. polyece Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 311 (1971)
species :
Oplonia puberula
Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 317 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Oplonia purpurascens
(Griseb.) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 313 (1971)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus purpurascens Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 198 (1866)
= Hesperanthemum purpurascens (Griseb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 490 (1891)
species :
Oplonia spinosa
(Jacq.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 65 (1836)
subspecies :
subsp. spinosa
Name: Aruna canilla (Dominican Republic), Espinosa (Puerto Rico)
Distribution: Bahamas; Cuba; Hispaniola; Puerto Rico; Virgin Isl. (Anegada, Guana, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda)
81 BAH CUB HIS PUE VIR
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus spinosus (Jacq.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 460 (1847)
= Eranthemum spinosum (Jacq.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 1: 176 (1817), nom. illeg.
= Hesperanthemum spinosum (Jacq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 490 (1891)
= Justicia spinosa Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 11 (1760)
subspecies :
subsp. insularis
Borhidi; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 23(3-4): 308 (1977 publ. 1978)
Distribution: Bahamas; Turks & Caicos Isl.
81 BAH TCI
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus emarginatus (Link) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 461 (1847)
= Anthacanthus spinosus var. horridus Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 460 (1847)
= Eranthemum emarginatum Desf. ex Link; Jahrb. Gewächsk. 1(3): 47 (1820)
= Jasminum coeruleum Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 410 (1891)
species :
Oplonia tetrasticha
(C.Wright ex Griseb.) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 310 (1971)
Distribution: Cuba
81 CUB
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus tetrastichus Griseb.; Cat. Pl. Cub. [Grisebach] 197 (1866)
= Hesperanthemum tetrastichum (Griseb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 490 (1891)
species :
Oplonia vincoides
(Lam.) Stearn; Bull. Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.), Bot. 4(7): 315 (1971)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Anthacanthus vincoides (Lam.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 461 (1847)
= Crateola vincoides (Lam.) Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 64 (1836)
= Eranthemum vincoides (Lam.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.; Syst. Veg., ed. 15bis [Roemer & Schultes] 1: 176 (1817)
= Forsythiopsis australis Scott Elliot; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 19: 37 (1891)
= Forsythiopsis baronii Baker; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 219 (1884)
= Forsythiopsis vincoides (Lam.) Benoist; Cat. Pl. Madag., Acanth. 15 (1939)
= Justicia vincoides Lam.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.] 1: 628 (1783)
