Acanthus polystachyus

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 polystachyus Delile, Cent. Pl. Afr. Voy. Méroé 2. t. 62. f. 2. (1826), "polystachius"

Homotypic
- Cheilopsis polystachyus (Delile) Moq., Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. I. 27: 230 (1832).
- Dilivaria polystachya (Delile) Endl., Gen. Pl.: 703 (1839)
- Zonablephis polistachyus (Delile) Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 144 (1838).
Heterotypic
- Acanthus arboreus f. albiflorus Fiori, Nuov. Giorn. Bot. Ital. 47: 41 (1940).
- Acanthus flamandii De Wild., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 4: 427 (1914).
- Acanthus polystachyus var. pseudopubescens Cufod.. Enum. Pl. Aeth.: 954 (1964), nom. nud.
- Acanthus arboreus var. pubescens Oliv., Trans. Linn. Soc. 29: 129, t. 86 (1875).
  - Acanthus pubescens (Oliv.) Engl., Hochgebirgsfl. Afrika: 390 (1892).
- Acanthus ugandensis C.B.Clarke, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 527 (1906).

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Rwanda, Zaïre.
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan.
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Zambia.
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Northern Provinces (Northern Province)

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International Plant Names Index. 2018. Acanthus polystachyus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 08 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Acanthus polystachyus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 08.
Tropicos.org 2018. Acanthus polystachyus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jun. 2018.