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Published In: Genera Plantarum 102–103. 1789. (4 Aug 1789) (Gen. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/10/2009)
Acceptance : Accepted
Taxon Profile     (Last Modified On 1/12/2022)
Reference(s):
Fl. Madagasc.: Vol. 174bis (Avicenniaceae; 1956) , Vol. 182(1) (Acanthaceae; 1967)
APG website treatment: Acanthaceae
Notes: Our treatment draws in part on a draft list of accepted names and synonyms kindly provided by Kaj Vollesen (K). Avicennia is sometimes included in Avicenniaceae or Verbenaceae.
Taxon Photo Gallery: Acanthaceae images

Summary and Status Directory     (Last Modified On 1/12/2022)
Subordinate Taxon Data:

The data in this table are derived from the corresponding Genus and Species pages. The table provides a summary of the treatment presented in the published parts of the Flore de Madagascar et des Comores, together with a summary of the data presented here in the Madagascar Catalogue, which includes information on the number of species currently accepted, and an estimate of the number of undescribed species for the genera for which a recent taxonomic evaluation has been conducted. The number of accepted species is added to the estimate of undescribed species to provide an estimated total.

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* Includes 1 species endemic to Juan de Nova Island

Genus/Family Lifeform/Habit in Madagascar [+] Distribution [+] Flore de Madagascar Madagascar Catalogue Further taxonomic work Data capture complete
No. of species accepted [+] Native species endemism [+] No. of published species accepted [+] Native species endemism [+] Estimated undescribed species [+] Estimated total species [+] Native species endemism [+]
Acanthopale He Not Endemic to Region treated as Strobilanthes  
6 (6;0;0) 100% (1;0;0) (7;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Achyrocalyx Now included in Stenandriopsis 3 (3;0;0) 100%
Ambongia Sh Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Anisostachya no data Not Endemic to Region not treated - 61 (60;1;0) 98.4% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Anisotes Li;Sh Not Endemic to Region not treated - 8 (8;0;0) 100% none 8 (8;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Asystasia He Not Endemic to Region not treated - 1 (0;1;0) 0% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Avicennia Sh;Tr Not Endemic to Region treated in Avicenniaceae - 1 (0;1;0) 0% none (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Barleria Li;Sh Not Endemic to Region 26 (24;2;0) 92.3% 29 (27;2;0) 93.1% 3 (3;0;0) 32 (30;2;0) 88.2% in progress yes
Blepharis He;Sh Not Endemic to Region 7 (6;1;0) 85.7% 6 (5;1;0) 83.3% none 6 (5;1;0) 83.3% not currently required yes
Boutonia Sh Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Brachystephanus no data Not Endemic to Region not treated - 3 (2;1;0) 66.7% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Brillantaisia He Not Endemic to  Region 1 (0;1;0) 0% 2 (0;2;0) 0% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated yes
Camarotea Sh Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 2 (2;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Celerina Sh Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated yes
Chlamydacanthus He;Sh Not Endemic to Region not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Conocalyx He Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Crossandra He;Sh Not Endemic to Region 16 (16;0;0) 100% 25 (25;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 26 (26;0;0) 100% required yes
Dicliptera He Not Endemic to Region not treated - 11 (6;5;0) 54.5% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Dolichostachys Sh Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Duvernoia Sh Not Endemic to Region not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 2 (2;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated yes
Dyschoriste He;Sh Not Endemic to Region 8 (8;0;0) 100% 8 (8;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated yes
Ecbolium He;Sh Not Endemic to Region not treated - 7 (6;1;0) 85.7% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Elytraria He;Sh Not Endemic to Region not treated - 2 (2;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Eremomastax He Not Endemic to Region treated as Paulo-wilhelmia 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0,1;0) 0% in progress yes
Eusiphon Now included in Ruellia 2 (2;0;0) 100%
Forcipella Sh Endemic not treated - 4 (4;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Forsythiopsis Now included in Oplonia 2 (2;0;0) 100%
Hygrophila He Not Endemic to Region 7 (6;1;0) 85.7% 6 (6;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated yes
Hypoestes He Not Endemic to Region not treated - 94* (91;3;0) 96.8% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Ionacanthus Now included in Mimulopsis 1 (1;0;0) 100%
Isoglossa He Not Endemic to Region not treated - 10 (9;1;0) 90% 6 (6;0;0) 16 (15;1;0) 93.8% required no
Justicia He Not Endemic to Region not treated - 85 (81;4;0) 95.3% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Lankesteria He;Sh Not Endemic to Region 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Lasiocladus He;Sh Endemic 4 (4;0;0) 100% 7 (7;0;0) 100% none 7 (7;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Leandriella Sh;Tr Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 2 (2;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Lepidagathis He;Sh Not Endemic to Region 6 (6;0;0) 100% 6 (6;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Melittacanthus He;Sh Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none 1 (1;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Mendoncia Li Not Endemic to Region 3 (3;0;0) 100% 6 (6;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 7 (7;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated no
Mimulopsis He;Sh Not Endemic to Region 7 (7;0;0) 100% 9 (9;0;0) 100% 5 (5;0;0) 14 (14;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated no
Monothecium no data Not Endemic to Region not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Nelsonia He Now treated as Eremomastax 1 (0;1;0) 0% 1 (0;1;0) 0% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated yes
Neuracanthus He;Sh Not Endemic to Region 4 (4;0;0) 100% 6 (6;0;0) 100% none 6 (6;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Oplonia no data Not Endemic to Region not treated - 5 (5;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Paulo-wilhelmia

Now included in Eremomastix 1 (1;0;0) 100%
Pericalypta He;Sh Endemic 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated yes
Phaulopsis He Not Endemic to Region 2 (0;2;0) 0% 2 (1;1;0) 50% 1 (1;0;0) 3 (2;1;0) 66.7% not yet evaluated yes
Podorungia He Endemic 5 (5;0;0) 100% 5 (5;0;0) 100% none 5 (5;0;0) 100% not currently required yes
Populina He;Sh Endemic not treated - 2 (2;0;0) 100% none 2 (2;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Pseuderanthemum no data Not Endemic to Region not treated - 1 (0;1;0) 0% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - required yes
Pseudocalyx Li Not Endemic to Region 1 (0;1;0) 0% 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not currently required yes
Pseudodicliptera He;Sh Endemic 4 (4;0;0) 100% 4 (4;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not currently required yes
Pseudoruellia Now included in Ruellia 1 (1;0;0) 100%
Rhinacanthus no data Not Endemic to Region not treated - 3 (3;0;0) 100% (4;0;0) (7;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Ritonia Sh Endemic not treated - 3 (3;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - required yes
Ruellia He;Li;Sh Not Endemic to Region

32 (32;0;0)

100% 35 (35;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Rungia no data Not Endemic to Region not treated - no validly described spp. - 3 (3;0;0) 3 (3;0;0) 100% in progress no
Ruspolia He;Sh Not Endemic to Region not treated - 3 (2;1;0) 66.7% none 3 (2;1;0) 66.7% not yet evaluated yes
Ruttya He Not Endemic to Region not treated - 3 (3;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Saintpauliopsis He Not Endemic to Region not treated - 1 (0;1;0) 0% none 1 (0;1;0) 0% not yet evaluated yes
Sphacanthus He;Sh Endemic not treated - 2 (2;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated 100% not yet evaluated yes
Stenandriopsis He;Sh Not Endemic to Region 7 (7;0;0) 100% 12 (12;0;0) 100% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated yes
Strobilanthes Now included in Acanthopale 8 (8;0;0) 100%
Thunbergia He;Li Not Endemic to Region 8 (5;3;0) 62.5% 8 (5;3;0) 62.5% not yet evaluated not yet evaluated - not yet evaluated no
Tubiflora Now included in Elytraria
2 (1;1;0) 50.5%
Vavara He Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none (1;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Vindasia Sh Endemic not treated - 1 (1;0;0) 100% none (1;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Zygoruellia Sh Endemic 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 100% 1 (1;0;0) 2 (2;0;0) 100% in progress yes
Acanthaceae Diverse Not Endemic to  Region incomplete -
512 (479;33;0) 93.6% incomplete incomplete - required no

* Includes 1 species endemic to Juan de Nova Island


 

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