Neuracanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 32 species native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, the Arabian Peninsula, Indian subcontinent, and Indochina.[1]
| Neuracanthus | |
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| Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus subsp. trinervius | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Tribe: | Acantheae |
| Genus: | Neuracanthus Nees (1832)[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Leucobarleria Lindau (1895) | |
Species edit
As of February 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
- Neuracanthus aculeatus Balf.f.
- Neuracanthus africanus T.Anderson ex S.Moore
- Neuracanthus argyrophyllus Chiov.
- Neuracanthus brachystachyus Benoist
- Neuracanthus capitatus Balf.f.
- Neuracanthus cladanthacanthus Chiov.
- Neuracanthus decorus S.Moore
- Neuracanthus gracilior S.Moore
- Neuracanthus grandiflorus Kurz
- Neuracanthus keniensis J.-P.Lebrun & Stork
- Neuracanthus leandrii Benoist
- Neuracanthus lindaui C.B.Clarke
- Neuracanthus madagascariensis Benoist
- Neuracanthus mahajangensis Bidgood & Brummitt
- Neuracanthus matsabdianus Bidgood & Brummitt
- Neuracanthus migiurtinus Bidgood & Brummitt
- Neuracanthus neesianus C.B.Clarke
- Neuracanthus niveus S.Moore
- Neuracanthus ovalifolius (Fiori) Bidgood & Brummitt
- Neuracanthus pedalis Bidgood & Brummitt
- Neuracanthus pictus M.G.Gilbert
- Neuracanthus polyacanthus (Lindau) C.B.Clarke
- Neuracanthus richardianus (Nees) Boivin ex Benoist
- Neuracanthus robecchii (Lindau) C.B.Clarke
- Neuracanthus scaber S.Moore
- Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus (Nees) Dalzell
- Neuracanthus spinosus Deflers
- Neuracanthus subuninervis Kurz
- Neuracanthus tephrophyllus Bidgood & Brummitt
- Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus Nees
- Neuracanthus ukambensis C.B.Clarke
- Neuracanthus umbraticus Bidgood & Brummitt
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Neuracanthus Nees", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 6 February 2024
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