Acanthaceae {family} - Tracheophyta; Magnoliopsida; Lamiales;

Sub-taxa

Subfamilies (2)
  1. Acanthoideae [664]
  2. Thunbergioideae [73]
Genera (97)
  1. Acanthopale [3]
  2. Acanthopsis [40]
  3. Acanthus [72]
  4. Aechmanthera [3]
  5. Anisacanthus [12]
  6. Anisosepalum [2]
  7. Anisotes [12]
  8. Aphelandra [75]
  9. Asteracantha [1]
  10. Asystasia [33]
  11. Asystasiella [4]
  12. Avicennia [209]
  13. Baphicacanthus [18]
  14. Blepharis [48]
  15. Brachystephanus [4]
  16. Bravaisia [7]
  17. Carlowrightia [21]
  18. Chaetacanthus [1]
  19. Chamaeranthemum [1]
  20. Chileranthemum [4]
  21. Clarkeasia [2]
  22. Clinacanthus [6]
  23. Crabbea [5]
  24. Crossandra [22]
  25. Crossandrella [1]
  26. Dianthera [1]
  27. Diceratotheca [1]
  28. Dicliptera [38]
  29. Dieliptera [1]
  30. Dipteracanthus [1]
  31. Dischistocalyx [1]
  32. Duosperma [2]
  33. Duvernoia [3]
  34. Dyschoriste [91]
  35. Ecbolium [7]
  36. Echinacanthus [2]
  37. Elytraria [25]
  38. Eranthemum [10]
  39. Eusiphon [1]
  40. Fittonia [4]
  41. Graptophyllum [14]
  42. Gynocraterium [1]
  43. Hansteinia [1]
  44. Haplanthodes [1]
  45. Harnieria [1]
  46. Hemigraphis [25]
  47. Henrya [6]
  48. Hoverdenia [6]
  49. Hygrophila [50]
  50. Hypoestes [38]
  51. Isoglossa [10]
  52. Jacobinia [2]
  53. Justicia [417]
  54. Lankesteria [1]
  55. Lepidagathis [7]
  56. Louteridium [5]
  57. Mackaya [4]
  58. Mellera [6]
  59. Mendoncia [13]
  60. Metarungia [6]
  61. Mimulopsis [8]
  62. Mirandea [11]
  63. Monechma [2]
  64. Nelsonia [16]
  65. Odontonema [14]
  66. Ophiorrhiziphyllon [3]
  67. Pararuellia [3]
  68. Peristrophe [16]
  69. Petalidium [5]
  70. Phaulopsis [13]
  71. Phlogacanthus [2]
  72. Physacanthus [12]
  73. Pleocaulus [1]
  74. Pseuderanthemum [24]
  75. Razisea [2]
  76. Rhinacanthus [22]
  77. Ruelliopsis [2]
  78. Rungia [25]
  79. Ruspolia [8]
  80. Ruttya [10]
  81. Saintpauliopsis [1]
  82. Sanchezia [10]
  83. Schaueria [15]
  84. Sclerochiton [5]
  85. Semnostachya [1]
  86. Sericocalyx [7]
  87. Spathacanthus [2]
  88. Staurogyne [31]
  89. Stenandrium [8]
  90. Stenostephanus [7]
  91. Strobilanthes [177]
  92. Suessenguthia [9]
  93. Tetramerium [14]
  94. Thyrsacanthus [2]
  95. Trichanthera [6]
  96. Whitfieldia [3]
  97. Yeatesia [9]
Species (2)
  1. Acanthaceae A.guadamuz [3]
  2. Acanthaceae Espinoza5747 [3]

Taxon Description (Wikipedia)

BOLD Stats

Specimen Records: 2,702 Public Records: 2,059
Specimens with Sequences: 3,387 Public Species: 978
Specimens with Barcodes: 1,697 Public BINs: 0
Species: 1,076          
Species With Barcodes: 347          
           

Contributors (Specimens & Sequencing)

Specimen Depositories: Sequencing Labs:
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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 - OM0865) @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
(Baphicacanthus - TMPA159) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) PHCDBS PAUL HEBERT CENTRE FOR DNA BARCODING AND BIODIVERSITY STUDIES (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 - Mtz30166A) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Grerardo Salazar 2010 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
(Dicliptera - Peru170209) @11 [ ] CreativeCommons – Attribution Non-Commercial Share-Alike Unspecified Herbarium of South China Botanical Garden (Duvernoia - OM1816) @13 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Olivier Maurin Unspecified (Dyschoriste - OM1323) @13 [ ] No 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 - TMPA108) @11 [ ] Copyright (2014) PHCDBS PAUL HEBERT CENTRE FOR DNA BARCODING AND BIODIVERSITY STUDIES (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 (Jacobinia - Hosam00383) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) Dr. Hosam Elansary Alexandria University (Justicia - Alvarez7722) @14 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Gerardo Salazar 2010 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 - CS14) @12 [ ] Unspecified (default): All Rights Reserved Unspecified Unspecified
(Mendoncia - FHO-CK4402) @11 [ ] Copyright (2013) Unspecified University of Oxford, Department of Plant Sciences (Metarungia - CS15) @13 [ ] Copyright - 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 (Peristrophe - DNAFR000593) @11 [ ] Copyright (2014) Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG Gujarat Biodiversity Gene Bank, GSBTM, DST, GoG (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
(Strobilanthes - MP995) @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
China93Indonesia16Peru6
Mexico69Colombia14Cote d'Ivoire6
United States33Brazil11

Taxon Occurrence (GBIF)