Dinteracanthus

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: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Dinteracanthinae
Genus: Dinteracanthus
Species: D. acetabulus – D. asper – D. diversifolius – D. kaokoanus – D. marlothii
Name

Dinteracanthus C.B.Clarke ex Schinz, Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 60: 416. (1915)

Type species: Dinteracanthus marlothii Schinz, Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 60: 419 (1915)

Name

Clarke, C.B. 1915. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich 60: 416.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Dinteracanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan. 17. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Dinteracanthus. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 17 2022.
Manzitto‐Tripp, E.A., Darbyshire, I., Daniel, T.F., Kiel, C.A. & McDade, L.A. 2021. Revised classification of Acanthaceae and worldwide dichotomous keys. Taxon. DOI: 10.1002/tax.12600 Open access Reference page.
Tripp, E.A. & Darbyshire, I. 2017. Phylogenetic relationships among Old World Ruellia L.: a new classification and reinstatement of the genus Dinteracanthus Schinz. Systematic Botany 42(3): 470-483. DOI: 10.1600/036364417X695961 Paywall Reference page.
Tripp, E.A. & Darbyshire, I. 2020. Mcdadea: A new genus of Acanthaceae endemic to the Namib Desert of Southwestern Angola. Systematic Botany 45(1): 200-211. DOI: 10.1600/036364420X15801369352478 Paywall Reference page.

Dinteracanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]

Its native range is Angola and Namibia in tropical Africa.[1]

The genus name of Dinteracanthus is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa,[2] and Greek term ἄκανθος (akanthos) for Acanthus mollis, a plant that's image was used in Greek architecture. The genus was described in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich Vol.60 on page 416 in 1915.[1]

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 23 January 2009.[3]

Known species:[1]

Dinteracanthus acetabulus (E.A.Tripp & K.G.Dexter) E.A.Tripp & I.Darbysh.
Dinteracanthus asper Schinz
Dinteracanthus diversifolius (S.Moore) E.A.Tripp & I.Darbysh.
Dinteracanthus kaokoanus (E.A.Tripp & K.G.Dexter) E.A.Tripp & I.Darbysh.
Dinteracanthus marlothii (Engl.) Schinz

References

"Anisosepalum E.Hossain | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
"Genus Dinteracanthus C. B. Clarke ex Schinz". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 28 August 2021.