Anisacanthus quadrifidus

Anisacanthus quadrifidus

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: Tetrameriinae
Genus: Anisacanthus
Species: Anisacanthus quadrifidus
Varieties: A. q. var. quadrifidus – A. q. var. potosinus – A. q. var. wrightii

Name

Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Nees, 1842.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Justicia quadrifida Vahl, Enum. Pl. 1: 124 (1804)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Regional: Southern Central USA Texas References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1842. Linnaea 16: 307.

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Anisacanthus quadrifidus. 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. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Anisacanthus quadrifidus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 10 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Anisacanthus quadrifidus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 10.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Anisacanthus quadrifidus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Wright's desert honeysuckle

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