Sphinctacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Sphinctacanthus
Benth.[1]
Species

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Sphinctacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to Myanmar and Sumatra.[2] Poorly attested, it seems to be found in tropical evergreen forests.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Sphinctacanthus parkinsonii C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Sphinctacanthus viridiflorus Ridl.

References

  1. โ†‘ G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 1118 (1876)
  2. 1 2 "Sphinctacanthus Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. โ†‘ McDade, Lucinda A.; Daniel, Thomas F.; Kiel, Carrie A. (2018). "The Tetramerium Lineage (Acanthaceae, Justicieae) Revisited: Phylogenetic Relationships Reveal Polyphyly of Many New World Genera Accompanied by Rampant Evolution of Floral Morphology". Systematic Botany. 43: 97โ€“116. doi:10.1600/036364418X697003. S2CID 90718104.
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