Acanthaceae
Acanthus

Acanthus hungaricus (Borbás) Baen.

First published in Exsicc. (Herb. Europ.) 1896: n.° 9138 (1896)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Europe. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Czechoslovakia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hadinec, J. & Lustyk, P. (2009). Additions to the flora of the Czech Republic. VIII.. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 44: 185-319.
  • Kit Tan, Panitsa, M. & Kofinas, G. (2023). The genus Acanthus (Acanthaceae) in Greece. Phytologia Balcanica 29: 87-96.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hadinec, J. & Lustyk, P. (2009). Additions to the flora of the Czech Republic. VIII.. Zprávy Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 44: 185-319.
  • Kit Tan, Panitsa, M. & Kofinas, G. (2023). The genus Acanthus (Acanthaceae) in Greece. Phytologia Balcanica 29: 87-96.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Maly, K. [s.n.] Bosnia and Herzegovina K004696794 Yes
[Dr. J. B. Kummerle] [s.n.] Albania K004696791 Yes
Javorka, S. [s.n.] Albania K004696792 Yes
von Degen, A. [s.n.] Romania K004696806 Yes
Dr. J. B. Kummerle [s.n.] Albania K004696790 Yes
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [939] Greece K004696796 Yes
Baldacci, A. [143] Albania K004696795 Yes
[Heuffler] [s.n.] Romania K004696803 Yes
Adamovic [s.n.] Serbia K004696802 Yes
Baldacci, A. [143] Albania K004696788 Yes
Dr. S. Jávorka [s.n.] Albania K004696793 No
Hic, G. [s.n.] Serbia K004696798 Yes
Dr. S. Jávorka [s.n.] Albania K004696789 Yes
Petrovič, S. [s.n.] Serbia K004696797 Yes
de Degen, A. [100] Romania K004696805 Yes
Adamovic, L. [s.n.] Serbia K004696800 Yes
Adamovic [s.n.] Serbia K004696801 Yes
Adamovic [s.n.] Serbia K004696799 Yes
Borza, A.; Bujorean, G. [s.n.] Romania K004696804 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images