Anthobolus

Anthobolus leptomeroides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Opiliaceae
Genus: Anthobolus
Species: A. erythrocaulis – A. filifolius – A. foveolatus – A. leptomerioides

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Anthobolus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 26. Reference page.

Name

Anthobolus R.Br. Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl. 357. (1810)

• Type species: Anthobolus filifolius R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 357. (1810)
  

Note: Family position is still uncertain. It may still belong in the Opiliaceae, but retained here following APC.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regional: Papuasia New Guinea Regional: Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen. pp. i–viii + 145–590, Londini: R.Taylor. BHL Reference page.  [see page 357]

Additional references

• Der, J.P. & Nickrent, D.L. 2008. A molecular phylogeny of Santalaceae (Santalales). Systematic Botany 33(1): 107–116. DOI: 10.1600/036364408783887438 Reference page. 
• Kuijt, J. & Hansen, B. 2015. Santalaceae. In Flowering Plants. Eudicots (pp. 143-165). Springer, Cham.
• Le, C.T., Liu, B., Barrett, R.L., Lu, L.M., Wen, J. & Chen, Z.D. 2018. Phylogeny and a new tribal classification of Opiliaceae (Santalales) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 56(1): 56-66. DOI: 10.1111/jse.12295 PDF from ResearchGate Reference page. 
• Nickrent, D.L., Malécot, V., Vidal-Russell, R. & Der, J.P. 2010. A revised classification of Santalales. Taxon 59(2): 538–558. DOI: 10.1002/tax.592019 JSTOR PDF. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Anthobolus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 25. Reference page. 
• Anthobolus in: Australian Plant Census (APC) 2019. IBIS database, Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. Accessed: 2019 Feb. 13.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Anthobolus. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 13 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Anthobolus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: January 22, 2018.

Vernacular names

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