Acanthus hirsutus

Acanthus hirsutus

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: Acanthus hirsutus
Subspecies: A. h. subsp. hirsutus – A. h. subsp. syriacus

Name

Acanthus hirsutus Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. 4: 85 (1844).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Turkey-in-Europe. Continental: Asia-temperate Regional: Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Boissier, P.E. 1844. Diagnoses Plantarum Orientalium Novarum. ser. 1, no. 4. 86 pp., Lipsiae [Leipzig]: B. Hermann. MDZ Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acanthus hirsutus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Acanthus hirsutus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Acanthus hirsutus. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acanthus hirsutus. Accessed: 14 Nov 2022.
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Acanthus hirsutus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov 14.

Vernacular names

English: Syrian acanthus

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