Acanthus dioscoridis

Acanthus dioscoridis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Acantheae
Subtribus: Acanthinae
Genus: Acanthus
Species:
Varietates: A. d. var. brevicaulis – A. d. var. dioscoridis – A. d. var. laciniatus – A. d. var. perringii

Name

Acanthus dioscoridis L., Cent. Pl. II: 23 (1756).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Asia-Temperate
    • Regional: Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus.
    • Regional: Western Asia
      • Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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