Anisacanthus

Anisacanthus quadrifidus

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: Justicieae
Subtribus: Tetrameriinae
Genus:
Species: A. andersonii – A. gracewoodiae – A. junceus – A. linearis – A. nicaraguensis – A. puberulus – A. pumilus – A. quadrifidus – A. tetracaulis – A. thurberi – A. tulensis

Source(s) of checklist: 

Name

Anisacanthus Nees, Linnaea 16: 307 (1842).

  • Type species: Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Nees, 1842

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, Nevada.
    • Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas.
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Central America
      • Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua.
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast.

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

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

  • English: desert honeysuckles
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