Rhinacanthus

Summary

Rhinacanthus is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 26 species native to tropical Africa and Asia, ranging across sub-Saharan Africa to Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, south-central China, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Philippines.[1]

Rhinacanthus
Rhinacanthus nasutus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Rhinacanthus
Nees (1832)
Species

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Species edit

26 species are accepted.[1]

  • Rhinacanthus angolensis I.Darbysh.
  • Rhinacanthus angulicaulis I.Darbysh.
  • Rhinacanthus beesianus Diels
  • Rhinacanthus calcaratus (Wall) Nees
  • Rhinacanthus dichotomus (Lindau) I.Darbysh.
  • Rhinacanthus flavovirens Amaras. & Wijes.
  • Rhinacanthus gracilis Klotzsch
  • Rhinacanthus grandiflorus Dunn
  • Rhinacanthus humilis Benoist
  • Rhinacanthus kaokoensis K.Balkwill & S.Will.
  • Rhinacanthus mucronatus Ensermu
  • Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz
  • Rhinacanthus oblongus (Nees) Nees
  • Rhinacanthus obtusifolius (Heine) I.Darbysh.
  • Rhinacanthus osmospermus Bojer ex Nees
  • Rhinacanthus perrieri Benoist
  • Rhinacanthus polonnaruwensis L.H.Cramer
  • Rhinacanthus pulcher Milne-Redh.
  • Rhinacanthus rotundifolius C.B.Clarke
  • Rhinacanthus scoparius Balf.f.
  • Rhinacanthus selousensis I.Darbysh.
  • Rhinacanthus spiciformis Y.F.Deng, Z.L.Lin & D.V.Hai
  • Rhinacanthus submontanus T.Harris & I.Darbysh.
  • Rhinacanthus virens (Nees) Milne-Redh.
  • Rhinacanthus xerophilus A.Meeuse
  • Rhinacanthus zambesiacus I.Darbysh.

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References edit

  1. ^ a b Rhinacanthus Nees. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 February 2024.