Biology:Achyrocalyx
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
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| Achyrocalyx decaryi specimen collected in Madagascar during the Millennium Seed Bank project | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Acantheae |
| Genus: | Achyrocalyx Benoist[1] |
Achyrocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae.[2] It is native to Madagascar .[3]
Taxonomy
It was first described by Raymond Benoist in 1930 (in a publication dated to 1929).[1][4]
Description
They are said to be shrub-like and are found at elevations of 0 to 500 m (0 to 1,640 ft).[5]
Species
The African Plant Database recognises the following four species as of 2012:[2]
- Achyrocalyx decaryi
- Achyrocalyx gossypinus
- Achyrocalyx pungens
- Achyrocalyx vicinus
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Achyrocalyx". The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries and Australian National Botanic Gardens. https://www.ipni.org/n/346-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Achyrocalyx — The Plant List". http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Acanthaceae/Achyrocalyx/.
- ↑ "Achyrocalyx Benoist | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346-1.
- ↑ Schmid, Rudolf; Govaerts, Rafaël; Govaerts, Rafael (1996-08-01). "World Checklist of Seed Plants". Taxon 45 (3): 579. doi:10.2307/1224173. ISSN 0040-0262. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1224173.
- ↑ "CJB - African plant database - Detail". http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=201396.
Wikidata ☰ Q8187418 entry
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