Acrosanthes

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Aizoaceae
Subfamlia: Acrosanthoideae
Genus: Acrosanthes
Species: A. anceps – A. angustifolia – A. decandra – A. humifusa – A. microphylla – A. parviflora – A. teretifolia

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acrosanthes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 20. Reference page.

Name

Acrosanthes Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. 3: 328. (1837)

• Type species: Acrosanthes anceps Sond., Fl. Cap. (Harvey) 2: 472. (1862) originally designated as synonym Acrosanthes fistulosa Eckl. & Zeyh., Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral. [Ecklon & Zeyher] 3: 328 (1837)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Didaste E.Mey. ex Harv. & Sond.

References

• Ecklon, C.F. & Zeyher, C.L.P. 1837. Enumeratio Plantarum Africae Australis extratropicae qua collectae, determinatae et expositae. 3: 328.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Acrosanthes in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 June 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Acrosanthes. Published online. Accessed: June 13 2021.
• Klak, C., Hanáček, P. & Bruyns, P.V. 2017. Disentangling the Aizooideae: New generic concepts and a new subfamily in Aizoaceae. Taxon 66(5): 1147–1170. DOI: 10.12705/665.9 JSTOR Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2021. Acrosanthes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 June 2021.