Acanthaceae

Sanchezia Ruiz & Pav.

First published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 5 (1794)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Venezuela to W. South America.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Introduced into:

Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Cameroon, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Guatemala, Guinea, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Solomon Is., Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Tripp, E.A. & Koenemann, D.M. (2015). Nomenclatural synopsis of Sanchezia (Acanthaceae), fifty years since last treated. Novon 24: 213-221.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0