Acanthocladus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Polygalaceae
Tribus: Polygaleae
Genus: Acanthocladus

Name

Acanthocladus Klotzsch ex Hassk., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 184. 1864.

• Type species: Acanthocladus brasiliensis (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) Klotzsch ex Hassk., Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 184. 1864.

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Polygala sect. Acanthocladus (Klotzsch ex Hassk.) Chodat, Arch. Sci. Phys. Nat., pér. 3, 25(6): (697–)698. 1891. – Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 31(2,2): 2, 6. 1893.
  • Polygala subg. Acanthocladus (Klotzsch ex Hassk.) Paiva, Fontqueria 50: 146. 1998.

Overview of species

Accepted species

A. brasiliensis – A. colombianus – A. dichromus – A. dukei – A. guayaquilensis – A. pulcherrimus – A. santosii – A. scleroxylon

Source(s) of checklist:
List based on accepted species according to Pastore et al. (2010) and Pastore (2016).

Names in synonymy

A. albicans – A. caracaensis – A. microphylla – A. moyanoi – A. tehuelchum

References

Primary references

• Paiva, J.A.R. 1998. Polygalarum africanarum et madagascariensium prodromus atque gerontogaei generis Heterosamara Kuntze, a genere Polygala L. segregati et a nobis denuo recepti, synopsis monographica. Fontqueria 50: I–VI, 1–346. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pastore, J.F.B., Cardoso, D.B.O.S. & Aymard C., G.A. 2010. A synopsis, new combinations, and synonyms in Acanthocladus (Polygalaceae). Novon 20: 317–324. DOI: 10.3417/2009030 BHL JSTOR PDF Reference page. 
• Ståhl, B. & Eriksen, B. 2000. Acanthocladus. Pp. 6–10 in Eriksen, B., Ståhl, B. & Persson, C., 102. Polygalaceae. In Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (eds.), Flora of Ecuador, No. 65: 1–134. University of Göteborg & Riksmuseum, Stockholm. ISBN 91-88896-21-8. Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Acanthocladus. Published online. Accessed: 12 March 2019.
• Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Acanthocladus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2019 July 22.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Acanthocladus.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acanthocladus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2019-03-12.
• Hassler, M. 2019. Acanthocladus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 March 12. Reference page. 

• Tropicos.org 2019. Acanthocladus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 March 2019.
• Acanthocladus in Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. Accessed: 12 March 2019.
• Tropicos.org: Bolivia Catalogue: Acanthocladus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 March 2019.
• Acanthocladus in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Accessed: 12 March 2019.
• Acanthocladus in Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Conosur. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. Accessed: 12 March 2019.