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Acanthopsis

Acanthopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 20 species native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.

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Acanthopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Acantheae
Genus: Acanthopsis
Harv. (1842)
Species1

20; see text

Acanthopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 20 species native to Namibia and the Cape Provinces of South Africa.1

Species

20 species are accepted:1

  • Acanthopsis adamanticola H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis carduifolia (L.f.) Schinz
  • Acanthopsis disperma Harv. ex Nees
  • Acanthopsis dispermoides H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis dregeana H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis erosa H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis glabra (Nees) H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis glandulopalmata H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis glauca (Nees) Schinz
  • Acanthopsis hoffmannseggiana (Nees) C.B.Clarke
  • Acanthopsis horrida (Nees) Nees
  • Acanthopsis insueta H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis ludoviciana H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis nitida H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis pagodiformis H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis scullyi (S.Moore) Oberm.
  • Acanthopsis spathularis (Nees) Schinz
  • Acanthopsis tetragona H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis tuba H.M.Steyn
  • Acanthopsis villosa H.M.Steyn
References

References

  1. Acanthopsis Harv. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
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