Wuacanthus microdontus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a shrub native to Yunnan and southern Sichuan in south-central China.[1] It is the sole species in genus Wuacanthus.[2]

Wuacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Wuacanthus
Y.F.Deng, N.H.Xia & H.Peng (2016)
Species:
W. microdontus
Binomial name
Wuacanthus microdontus
(W.W.Sm.) Y.F.Deng, N.H.Xia & H.Peng (2016)
Synonyms[1]
  • Justicia microdonta W.W.Sm. (1918)
  • Mananthes microdonta (W.W.Sm.) C.Y.Wu & C.C.Hu (2002)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wuacanthus microdonta (W.W.Sm.) Y.F.Deng, N.H.Xia & H.Peng | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Wuacanthus Y.F.Deng, N.H.Xia & H.Peng | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 13 March 2021.