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7981.000 Acanthus
Description of the genus
Trees, shrubs or subshrubs. Leaves lobed to pinnatifid, with margin spiny. Inflorescences of dense terminal spikes. Calyx divided to base, 4-lobed. Corolla 1-lipped, the lip 3-5-lobed; corolla with the adaxial suture slit. Stamens exserted beyond corolla tube, 4, all 1-thecous. Ovary 2-locular. Capsule woody, shiny, brown. Seeds glabrous, borne on retinacula. Worldwide: 30 species in tropical and warm regions of the Old World; 1 naturalised escape in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| polystachyus Delile | C,E | Description, Image |
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated AcanthusFlora of Malawi: Acanthus
Flora of Mozambique: Acanthus
Flora of Zambia: Acanthus
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Acanthus
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Acanthus
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): AcanthusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Acanthus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Acanthus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Acanthus
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iNaturalist: Acanthus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Acanthus
JSTOR Plant Science: Acanthus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Acanthus
Plants of the World Online: Acanthus
Tropicos: Acanthus
Wikipedia: Acanthus
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