Calacanthus

Calacanthus grandiflorus

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: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Ruelliinae
Genus: Calacanthus
Species: C. grandiflorus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Calacanthus 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

Calacanthus T.Anderson ex Benth., 1891

• Type species: Calacanthus dalzellianus T. Anderson ex Benth.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Anderson, T., 1876. Genera Plantarum ad exemplaria imprimis in herbariis Kewensibus 2: 1088.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Calacanthus. 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. 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Calacanthus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 26 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Calacanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Calacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jun. 2018.

Vernacular names

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