Acanthostachys
Appearance
Acanthostachys | |
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Acanthostachys strobilacea | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Subfamily: | Bromelioideae |
Genus: | Acanthostachys Link |
Acanthostachys is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Bromelioideae. The genus name is from the Greek “acanthos” (thorny, spiny) and “stachys” (a flower spike).[1][2][3]
Species
There are three known species, all endemic to South America:[1][4]
- Acanthostachys pitcairnioides (Mez) Rauh & Barthlott (distribution : Northeast Brazil)
- Acanthostachys calcicola Marcusso & Lombardi (distribution : central Brazil)
- Acanthostachys strobilacea (Schultes f.) Klotzsch (distribution : Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina)
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro - ^ Smith, L.B. & R. J. Downs. 1979. Bromelioideae (Bromeliaceae), Part III. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 14(3): 1493–2142.
- ^ Marcusso, Gabriel Mendes; Monro, Alexandre K.; Melo, Pablo Hendrigo Alves De; Lombardi, Julio Antonio (2020-11-23). "Acanthostachys calcicola (Bromeliaceae, Bromelioideae), a new species from a limestone outcrop in Tocantins State, Brazil". Phytotaxa. 472 (2): 201–206. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.472.2.10. ISSN 1179-3163. S2CID 229506238.
External links
- BSI Genera Gallery photos