Kudoacanthus is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It contains a single species, Kudoacanthus albonervosus. It is a subshrub endemic to Taiwan.[2]

Kudoacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Genus: Kudoacanthus
Hosok. (1933)
Species:
K. albonervosus
Binomial name
Kudoacanthus albonervosus
Hosok. (1933)

When published the epithet of the name was written as "albo-nervosa". However, according to ICBN (Vienna Code), there are two errors in it that should be corrected. The hyphen should be dropped and the gender be consistent with the genus name which, with "Acanthus" as the last part, is masculine.

References edit

  1. ^ China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Kudoacanthus albo-nervosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46383A11047994. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46383A11047994.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kudoacanthus albonervosus Hosok. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 February 2024.