Thyrsacanthus

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
Subtribus: Tetrameriinae
Genus: Thyrsacanthus
Species: T. boliviensis – T. callistachyus – T. micrrophyllus – T. nitidus – T. ramosus – T. secundus – T. tubaeformis
Source(s) of checklist:

Hassler, M. 2018. Thyrsacanthus. 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 online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 18. Reference page.

Name

Thyrsacanthus Moric. Pl. Nouv. Amer. 9: 165. (1847)

Type species: Thyrsacanthus ramosissimusm Moric., Pl. Nouv. 9: 165, tab. 96. (1847)

References

Côrtes, A.L.A., Borges, R.L.B. de & Rapini, A. 2010. Reinstatement of Thyrsacanthus Moric. (Acanthaceae) and taxonomic novelties in the genus. Taxon 59(3): 965–972. DOI: 10.1002/tax.593025 JSTOR Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2018. Thyrsacanthus. 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 online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Thyrsacanthus. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 18 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Thyrsacanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jun. 2018.

Thyrsacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, found in South America east of the Andes, typically in drier areas.[2] Perennial shrubs, they were resurrected from Anisacanthus in 2010, leaving it with the North American species.[3]
Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

Thyrsacanthus boliviensis (Nees) A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini
Thyrsacanthus microphyllus A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini
Thyrsacanthus ramosissimus Moric.
Thyrsacanthus ramosus (Nees) A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini
Thyrsacanthus secundus (Leonard) A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini

References

Pl. Nouv. Amér. 9: 165 (1847)
"Thyrsacanthus Moric". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
Côrtes, Ana Luiza A.; De Borges, Ricardo L. B.; Rapini, Alessandro (2010). "Reinstatement of Thyrsacanthus Moric. (Acanthaceae) and taxonomic novelties in the genus". Taxon. 59 (3): 965–972. doi:10.1002/tax.593025. JSTOR 25677684.