Poikilacanthus

Poikilacanthus macranthus

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: Justiciinae
Genus: Poikilacanthus
Species: P. bahiensis – P. capitatus – P. foliosepalus – P. glandulosus – P. harleyi – P. harlingii – P. humilis – P. macranthus – P. moritzianus – P. novogalicianus – P. pansamalanus – P. pochutiensis – P. skutchii – P. tweedianus

Name

Poikilacanthus Lindau in Engl. & Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 342. f. 111 M, 136 E-H. 1895.

• Type species: Poikilacanthus tweedianus (Nees) Lindau

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Northern South America Venezuela Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast Regional: Central America Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindau, G. in Engler, H.G.A. & Prantl, K.A.E. (1895) Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4 (3b): 342. f. 111 M, 136 E-H.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Poikilacanthus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Poikilacanthus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 16 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Poikilacanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun. 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Poikilacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jun. 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Poikilacanthus. .

Vernacular names

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