Acanthaceae {family} - Tracheophyta; Magnoliopsida; Lamiales;

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Sub-taxa

Subfamilies (2)
  1. Acanthoideae [659]
  2. Thunbergioideae [73]
Genera (93)
  1. Acanthopale [3]
  2. Acanthopsis [40]
  3. Acanthus [74]
  4. Aechmanthera [3]
  5. Anisacanthus [11]
  6. Anisosepalum [2]
  7. Anisotes [12]
  8. Aphelandra [75]
  9. Asystasia [33]
  10. Asystasiella [4]
  11. Avicennia [209]
  12. Blepharis [48]
  13. Brachystephanus [4]
  14. Bravaisia [7]
  15. Carlowrightia [21]
  16. Chaetacanthus [1]
  17. Chamaeranthemum [1]
  18. Chileranthemum [4]
  19. Clarkeasia [2]
  20. Clinacanthus [6]
  21. Crabbea [6]
  22. Crossandra [22]
  23. Crossandrella [1]
  24. Dianthera [15]
  25. Diceratotheca [1]
  26. Dicliptera [53]
  27. Dieliptera [1]
  28. Dipteracanthus [1]
  29. Dischistocalyx [1]
  30. Duosperma [2]
  31. Duvernoia [1]
  32. Dyschoriste [91]
  33. Ecbolium [7]
  34. Echinacanthus [2]
  35. Elytraria [25]
  36. Eranthemum [10]
  37. Fittonia [4]
  38. Graptophyllum [14]
  39. Gynocraterium [1]
  40. Hansteinia [1]
  41. Haplanthodes [1]
  42. Hemigraphis [22]
  43. Henrya [6]
  44. Hoverdenia [6]
  45. Hygrophila [51]
  46. Hypoestes [38]
  47. Isoglossa [10]
  48. Jacobinia [1]
  49. Justicia [411]
  50. Lankesteria [1]
  51. Lepidagathis [8]
  52. Louteridium [5]
  53. Mackaya [4]
  54. Mellera [6]
  55. Mendoncia [13]
  56. Metarungia [6]
  57. Mimulopsis [8]
  58. Mirandea [11]
  59. Monechma [2]
  60. Nelsonia [16]
  61. Odontonema [14]
  62. Ophiorrhiziphyllon [3]
  63. Pararuellia [3]
  64. Peristrophe [4]
  65. Petalidium [5]
  66. Phaulopsis [13]
  67. Phlogacanthus [2]
  68. Physacanthus [12]
  69. Pleocaulus [1]
  70. Pseuderanthemum [24]
  71. Razisea [2]
  72. Rhinacanthus [22]
  73. Ruelliopsis [2]
  74. Rungia [26]
  75. Ruspolia [8]
  76. Ruttya [10]
  77. Saintpauliopsis [1]
  78. Sanchezia [10]
  79. Schaueria [15]
  80. Sclerochiton [5]
  81. Semnostachya [1]
  82. Sericocalyx [6]
  83. Spathacanthus [2]
  84. Staurogyne [33]
  85. Stenandrium [8]
  86. Stenostephanus [7]
  87. Strobilanthes [199]
  88. Suessenguthia [9]
  89. Tetramerium [14]
  90. Thyrsacanthus [3]
  91. Trichanthera [6]
  92. Whitfieldia [3]
  93. Yeatesia [9]
Species (2)
  1. Acanthaceae A.guadamuz [3]
  2. Acanthaceae Espinoza5747 [3]

Taxon Description (Wikipedia)

BOLD Stats

Specimen Records: 2,710 Public Records: 1,968
Specimens with Sequences: 2,349 Public Species: 931
Specimens with Barcodes: 1,126 Public BINs: 0
Species: 1,023          
Species With Barcodes: 330          
           

Contributors (Specimens & Sequencing)

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Imagery

images representing subtaxa of Acanthaceae
(Acanthaceae Espinoza5747 - BioBot02368) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Daniel H. Janzen Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund (Acanthoideae - DNAFR000063) @15 [ ] Copyright (2012) Unspecified Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (Acanthopsis - HS1822) @13 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Acanthus - MTJ-0076) @15 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Mamadi Theresa Sethusa University of Johannesburg (Aechmanthera - MP1738) @11 [ ] Copyright (2014) PHCDBS Paul Hebert Centre for DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity Studies (Anisotes - OM1313) @13 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Aphelandra - NIBGE-GCUBG-28) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2011) Zaheer Khan GC University Lahore, Pakistan (Asystasia - DNAFR000036) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank (Avicennia - BioBot01060) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Daniel H. Janzen Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund
(Blepharis - NMMU_0209) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Mamadi Theresa Sethusa University of Johannesburg (Brachystephanus - WH213a_308) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2013) Unspecified Herbarium de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (Bravaisia - Alvarez1194) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Carlowrightia - CCDB-24906-G10) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2015) SDNHM San Diego Natural History Museum (Clinacanthus - TMPA89) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) PHCDBS Paul Hebert Centre for DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity Studies (Crabbea - K-0365) @11 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Crossandra - DNAFR000024) @14 [ ] Copyright (2011) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank (Crossandrella - FHO-PB53) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) Unspecified University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences (Dianthera - DNAFR001225) @11 [ ] Copyright (2015) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG
(Dicliptera - DPL) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Share-Alike (2023) Unspecified instutute of forebsic science and criminology, PU, Chandigarh, 160014 (Dyschoriste - OM0361) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified (Ecbolium - OM0539) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Echinacanthus - Ge02121) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons – Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike Unspecified Herbarium of South China Botanical Garden (Elytraria - DNAFR001068) @11 [ ] Copyright (2015) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG (Eranthemum - MP5305) @11 [ ] Copyright (2015) G D Khedkar Paul Hebert Centre For DNA Barcoding And Biodiversity Studies
(Graptophyllum - YAWPLANTCR448) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2016) C. Redmond Czech Academy of Sciences (Hansteinia - RLJ-11034) @11 [ ] Copyright (2017) Unspecified Columbus State University (Hemigraphis - DNAFR000409) @11 [ ] Copyright (2014) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG
(Hygrophila - RO_124) @11 [ ] Copyright (2016) Ryan. D. Orton African Centre for DNA Barcoding (Hypoestes - NMMU_0190) @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Mamadi Theresa Sethusa University of Johannesburg (Isoglossa - Burrows13480) @11 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Justicia - Ramos2112) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified (Lankesteria - FHO-EP5587) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) Unspecified University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences (Lepidagathis - DNAFR000172) @11 [ ] Copyright (2014) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG
(Mackaya - PPRI-0268) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2012) Mamadi Theresa Sethusa University of Johannesburg (Mendoncia - FHO-CK4402) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) Unspecified University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences (Metarungia - CS15) @13 [ ] Copyright Unspecified Unspecified
(Nelsonia - BioBot11042) @12 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2010) Daniel H. Janzen Guanacaste Dry Forest Conservation Fund (Odontonema - Torres1147) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) Martin Ricker Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Biologia (Phaulopsis - CDI-DW4431) @11 [ ] Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike (2023) yao83konan@gmail.com Institut Botanique Ake-Assi d Andokoi
(Pleocaulus - MP1944) @11 [ ] Copyright (2014) PHCDBS Paul Hebert Centre For DNA Barcoding And Biodiversity Studies (Pseuderanthemum - CNS_CC_P_6081_G3) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Australia Tropical Herbarium Unspecified (Rhinacanthus - DNAFR000596) @11 [ ] Copyright (2014) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG
(Ruelliopsis - K-0141a) @11 [ ] No Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified (Rungia - DNAFR001682) @11 [ ] Copyright (2016) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank (Ruspolia - OM0777) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Ruttya - OM1150) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified (Sanchezia - MP1139) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) PHCDBS Paul Hebert Centre for DNA Barcoding and Biodiversity Studies (Sclerochiton - Abbott9185) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Staurogyne - GBA-DWQJM372) @11 [ ] by-nc-sa Xue-Jun Ge Herbarium of South China Botanical Garden (Strobilanthes - TMPA159) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) PHCDBS PAUL HEBERT CENTRE FOR DNA BARCODING AND BIODIVERSITY STUDIES (Tetramerium - CORBIDI PL T-417) @13 [ ] Copyright (2010) CORBIDI Centro de Ornitologia y Biodiversidad
(Thunbergioideae - DNAFR000100) @14 [ ] Copyright (2012) Unspecified Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission (Whitfieldia - FHO-DB7119) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) Unspecified University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences
(Whitfieldia)
  Sample ID:
FHO-DB7119
  License:
Copyright (2013)
  License Holder:
Unspecified, University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences

Collection Sites




Collected from 33 countries.
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India350Mozambique30Egypt11
South Africa160Australia23Tanzania10
Kenya144Pakistan17Thailand10
Costa Rica127Argentina16United Arab Emirates7
China100Indonesia16Peru6
Mexico69Colombia14Ivory Coast6
United States33Brazil11