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Acanthothamnus

Acanthothamnus is a monotypic genus in the family Celastraceae which contains only the species Acanthothamnus aphyllus. The genus is sometimes known by the unaccepted synonym Scandivepres and its natural range spans central Mexico.

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Acanthothamnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Acanthothamnus
Brandegee, 1909
Species:
A. aphyllus
Binomial name
Acanthothamnus aphyllus
Synonyms1
  • Scandivepres Loes. (1910)
  • Acanthothamnus viridis Brandegee (1909)
  • Celastrus aphyllus Schltdl. (1841)
  • Scandivepres mexicanus Loes. (1910)

Acanthothamnus is a monotypic genus in the family Celastraceae which contains only the species Acanthothamnus aphyllus. The genus is sometimes known by the unaccepted synonym Scandivepres and its natural range spans central Mexico.23

Taxonomy

Acanthothamnus is most closely related to the genera Brexia and Canotia.4

References

References

  1. Acanthothamnus aphyllus (Schltdl.) Standl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. "Acanthothamnus Brandegee | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  3. "Taxonomy browser (Acanthothamnus)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. TOBE, HIROSHI; RAVEN, PETER H. (1993). "Embryology of Acanthothamnus, Brexia and Canotia (Celastrales): a comparison". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 112 (1): 17–32. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1993.tb00304.x. ISSN 0024-4074.