Acanthopale

Taxobox


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
subclassis = Eudicots
infraclassis = Asterids
ordo = Lamiales
familia = Acanthaceae
subfamilia = Ruellioideae
infrafamilia = Ruellieae
genus = "Acanthopale"
genus_authority = C.B.Clarke
subdivision_ranks = species
subdivision = *"Acanthopale albosetulosa"
*"Acanthopale aethiopica"
*"Acanthopale azaleoides"
*"Acanthopale confertiflora"
*"Acanthopale decempedalis"
*"Acanthopale longipilosa"
*"Acanthopale pubescens"
*"Acanthopale tetrasperma"

"Acanthopale" is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae. It contains flowering plants and is named so from the Greek "ákantha" (thorn) and "palum" (a stake). Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants.

Species

*Genus Acanthopale
**"Acanthopale albosetulosa"
**"Acanthopale aethiopica"
**"Acanthopale azaleoides"
**"Acanthopale confertiflora"
**"Acanthopale decempedalis"
**"Acanthopale longipilosa"
**"Acanthopale pubescens"
**"Acanthopale tetrasperma"

Generally unaccepted species

*"Acanthopale cameronensis"
*"Acanthopale cuneifolia"
*"Acanthopale humblotii"
*"Acanthopale madagascariensis"
*"Acanthopale ramiflora"

Synonyms

*"Acanthopale laxiflora" (syn. "Acanthopale decempedalis")
*"Acanthopale cameronica" (syn. "Acanthopale decempedalis")
*"Dischistocalyx laxifloris" (syn. "Acanthopale decempedalis")
*"Acanthopale buchholzii" (syn. "Dischistocalyx grandifolius")

References

*Clarke, C. B. 1900. Acanthaceae, Vol 5. In: Flora of Tropical Africa (ed. W. T. Thiselton-Dyer). Lovell Reeve & Co., London.
*Tripp, E. A. Evolutionary relationships within the species-rich genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae). Systematic Botany, in press.
* Darbyshire, I. 2004. Acanthopale decempedalis . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Bajado el 20-08-07. 2004. Acanthopale decempedalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded the 20-08-07.

External links

* [http://www.tolweb.org/Acanthopale/96975|Acanthopale on the Tree of Life Web Project]
* [http://www.aluka.org/action/showCompilationPage?doi=10.5555%2FAL.AP.COMPILATION.PLANT-NAME-GENUS.ACANTHOPALE| Information of the genus Acanthopale]
* [http://www.ville-ge.ch/cjb/bd/africa/genre.php?langue=an&id=7550|Acanthopale on the African Plant Database]
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthopale_decempedalis&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DAcanthopale%2Bdecempedalis%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26hs%3Dn7o| Translated Version of Article from Spanish wikia]