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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)
512.5025 Genus Pulchranthus V.M.Baum, Reveal & Nowicke; Syst. Bot. 8(2): 212 (1983)
Distribution: tropical South America
Species listed in database: 4
= Kolobochilus Lindau; Anales Inst. Fis.-Geogr. Nac. Costa Rica 8: 307 (1900)
species :
Pulchranthus adenostachyus (Lindau) V.M.Baum, Reveal & Nowicke; Syst. Bot. 8(2): 215 (1983)
Distribution: Colombia (Amazonas, Putumayo); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, Pando); N-Brazil (Amazonas)
82 CLM 83 BOL ECU PER 84 BRA
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Odontonema adenostachyum Lindau; Bull. Herb. Boissier, Sér. 2, 4: 404 (1904)
= Pseuderanthemum poecilanthum Leonard; Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31: 299 (1953)
species :
Pulchranthus congestus (Lindau) V.M.Baum, Reveal & Nowicke; Syst. Bot. 8(2): 219 (1983)
Distribution: N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas)
84 BRA
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Odontonema congestum Lindau; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 6: 197 (1914)
species :
Pulchranthus surinamensis (Bremek.) V.M.Baum, Reveal & Nowicke; Syst. Bot. 8(2): 214 (1983)
Distribution: Surinam
82 SUR
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Odontonema surinamense Bremek.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 47: 164 (1938)
species :
Pulchranthus variegatus (Aubl.) V.M.Baum, Reveal & Nowicke; Syst. Bot. 8(2): 216 (1983)
Distribution: Venezuela (Amazonas, Miranda); Surinam; French Guiana; N-Brazil (Amapá)
82 FRG SUR VEN 84 BRA
Conservation Status: IUCN E
Synonyms: hidden
= Gendarussa variegata (Aubl.) Hochst. ex Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 385 (1847)
= Justicia variegata Aubl.; Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 12, t. 4 (1775)
= Odontonema variegatum (Aubl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 494 (1891)
= Thyrsacanthus variegatus (Aubl.) Nees; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 11: 325 (1847)
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