Acanthus montanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 37 (1863).

Basionym
- Cheilopsis montana Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 272 (1847).
Heterotypic
- Acanthus barteri T.Anderson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 37 (1863).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Nigeria, Sierra Leone.
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Zambia.

Hassler, M. 2018. Acanthus montanus. 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. 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Acanthus montanus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 08 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Acanthus montanus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 08.
Tropicos.org 2018. Acanthus montanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acanthus montanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

English: Bear's Breech, Mountain Thistle

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