Acanthopale

For the genus of worms with this name, see Acanthopale (animal).

Acanthopale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Ruellioideae
Genus:	Acanthopale C.B.Clarke
species
Acanthopale albosetulosa Acanthopale aethiopica Acanthopale azaleoides Acanthopale confertiflora Acanthopale decempedalis Acanthopale longipilosa Acanthopale pubescens Acanthopale tetrasperma

Acanthopale is a plant genus in the Acanthaceae plant family. The genus name is based on the classic Greek words for thorn ákantha and stake palum. Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants.

Species

• Genus Acanthopale
  • Acanthopale albosetulosa
  • Acanthopale aethiopica
  • Acanthopale azaleoides
  • Acanthopale confertiflora
  • Acanthopale decempedalis
  • Acanthopale longipilosa
  • Acanthopale pubescens
  • Acanthopale tetrasperma

Generally unaccepted species

• Acanthopale cameronensis
• Acanthopale cuneifolia
• Acanthopale humblotii
• Acanthopale madagascariensis
• Acanthopale ramiflora

Synonyms

• Acanthopale laxiflora (syn. Acanthopale decempedalis)
• Acanthopale cameronica (syn. Acanthopale decempedalis)
• Dischistocalyx laxifloris (syn. Acanthopale decempedalis)
• Acanthopale buchholzii (syn. Dischistocalyx grandifolius)

References

• Clarke, C. B. 1900. Acanthaceae, Vol 5. In: Flora of Tropical Africa (ed. W. T. Thiselton-Dyer). Lovell Reeve & Co., London.
• Tripp, E. A. Evolutionary relationships within the species-rich genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae). Systematic Botany, in press.
• Darbyshire, I. 2004. Acanthopale decempedalis . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Bajado el 20-08-07. 2004. Acanthopale decempedalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded the 20-08-07.

External links

• on the Tree of Life Web Project
• Information of the genus Acanthopale
• on the African Plant Database