Anisacanthus

Life-forms

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: Justicieae
Genus: Anisacanthus
Species: A. andersonii – A. brasiliensis – A. gracewoodiae – A. junceus – A. linearis – A. nicaraguensis – A. pohlii – A. puberulus – A. pumilus – A. quadrifidus – A. ramosissimus – A. tetracaulis – A. thurberi – A. trilobus – A. tulensis
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2018. Anisacanthus. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 10. Reference page.

Name

Anisacanthus Nees, 1842

Type species: Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Nees, 1842

References

Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D., Linnaea 16: 307–308. 1842.

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Anisacanthus. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Anisacanthus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 10 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Anisacanthus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 10.
Tropicos.org 2018. Anisacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 10.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Anisacanthus. .

Vernacular names
English: desert honeysuckles

Anisacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the bear's breeches family, Acanthaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ανισος (anisos), meaning "unequal," and ακανθος (acanthos), meaning "thorn."[2] Members of the genus are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. They are commonly known as desert honeysuckles,[3] though this term is shared with the genus Ancistranthus, and is something of a misnomer as true honeysuckles (genus Lonicera) belong to the family Caprifoliaceae. Anisacanthus species are sometimes cultivated for use in xeriscaping.
Species

Anisacanthus abditus Brandegee
Anisacanthus andersonii T.F.Daniel – Big desert honeysuckle, limita
Anisacanthus boliviensis Nees
Anisacanthus brasiliensis Lindau
Anisacanthus caduciflorus (Griseb.) Ariza
Anisacanthus caducifolius Lindau
Anisacanthus glaberrimus M.E.Jones
Anisacanthus gonzalezii Greenm.
Anisacanthus grace-woodiae Hammel & McDade, sp. nov.[4]
Anisacanthus greggii A.Gray
Anisacanthus insignos A.Gray
Anisacanthus juncea Hemsl.
Anisacanthus linearis (S.H.Hagen) Henrickson & E.J.Lott – Narrowleaf desert honeysuckle, dwarf anisacanthus
Anisacanthus malmei Lindau

Anisacanthus nicaraguensis L.H. Durkee
Anisacanthus ochoterenae Miranda
Anisacanthus pohlii Lindau
Anisacanthus puberulus (Torr.) Henrickson & E.J.Lott – Dwarf desert honeysuckle, pinky anisacanthus
Anisacanthus pumilus Nees
Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Nees – Wright's desert honeysuckle, flame anisacanthus
Anisacanthus ramosissimus (Moric.) V.M.Baum
Anisacanthus ruber Lindau
Anisacanthus secundus Leonard
Anisacanthus stramineus Barneby
Anisacanthus tetracaulis Leonard
Anisacanthus thurberi (Torr.) A.Gray – Thurber's desert honeysuckle
Anisacanthus trilobus Lindau
Anisacanthus tulensis Greenm.
Anisacanthus virgularis Nees[3][5]

References

"Anisacanthus Nees". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names. I: A-C. CRC Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-0-8493-2675-2.
"Anisacanthus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
10 New Plant Species Discovered by Garden Scientists in 2019
"Species Records of Anisacanthus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-07-11.