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December 2021

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Acanthaceae Juss.

This family name was first published in Gen. Pl. 102–103. 1789. (4 Aug 1789)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this family name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-7000000001.

Synonyms of Acanthaceae

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Avicenniaceae Miq. Pl. Preiss. [J.G.C.Lehmann] 1: 353. 1845 [14-16 Aug 1845] (1845) wfo-7000001194

Genera in Acanthaceae ( showing genera 1 to 10 of 234)

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Acanthopale C.B.Clarke Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 62 (1899) wfo-4000000132
Acanthopsis Harv. London J. Bot. 1: 28 (1842) wfo-4000000144
Acanthus L. Sp. Pl. : 639 (1753) wfo-4000000168
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Zonablephis Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 143 (1838) wfo-4000041267
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Dilicaria T.Anderson J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 36 (1863) wfo-4000045116
Achyrocalyx Benoist Bull. Soc. Bot. France 76: 1036 (1929 publ. 1930) wfo-4000000254
Afrofittonia Lindau Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 49: 406 (1913) wfo-4000000852
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Talbotia S.Moore Cat. Pl. Oban : 80 (1913) wfo-4000037471
Ambongia Benoist Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 156 (1939) wfo-4000001553
Ancistranthus Lindau Symb. Antill. 2: 225 (1900) wfo-4000001911
Andrographis Wall. ex Nees Pl. Asiat. Rar. (Wallich) 3: 77, 116 (1832) wfo-4000001996
Angkalanthus Balf.f. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 88 (1883) wfo-4000002098
Anisacanthus Nees Linnaea 16: 307 (1842) wfo-4000002146
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Birnbaumia Kostel. Ind. Hort. Bot. Prag. : 21 (1844) wfo-4000004661
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Idanthisa Raf. Autik. Bot. : 31 (1840) wfo-4000018963