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Acanthus L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 639 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000000168.

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Synonyms of Acanthus

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Cheilopsis Moq. Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 27: 230 (1832) wfo-4000007763
Dilivaria Juss. Gen. Pl. : 103 (1789) wfo-4000011733
Zonablephis Raf. Sylva Tellur. : 143 (1838) wfo-4000041267
Dilicaria T.Anderson J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 36 (1863) wfo-4000045116
Acanthodus Raf. Précis Découv. Somiol. : 26 (1814) wfo-4100002146

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Acanthus:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus boissieri Hausskn. Mitt. Geogr. Ges. (Thüringen) Jena 5: 62 (1887) wfo-0000513802
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus ilicifolius var. integrifolius T.Anderson Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 232. 1860 (1860) — wfo-1200011585
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus imbricatus Edgew. J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal 16: 1217 (1847) wfo-0000513848
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus lusitanicus hort. ex E.Goeze Gard. Chron. 1867(no. 33): 856, column 2. 1867 wfo-1200024378
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus maderaspatanus Vahl ex Nees Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 11: 267. 1847 [25 Nov 1847] wfo-0001352753
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus polycotomus Chiov. – — wfo-0001285647
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus ponticus Jordanov God. Sofiisk. Univ. Fiz.-Mat. Fak. 30: 412 (1934) wfo-0000513874
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus rubens Raf. Fl. Ludov. : 37 (1817) wfo-0000513882
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acanthus straussii Hausskn. Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins n.s., xv. 6 (1900), in obs., nomen. wfo-0001352759