Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus

Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Nees

First published in Linnaea 16: 307 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Daniel, T.F.; Baker, M. [3741] Mexico K000064906 Yes
Daniel, T.F.; Baker, M. [3780] Mexico K000064905 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K004704840 Yes
Arsene, F. [s.n.] Mexico K004704845 Yes
Panero, J.L.; Calzada, J.I. [6765] Mexico K000064900 No
Gouan [s.n.] Mexico K004704848 Yes
Arsene, F. [s.n.] Mexico K004704846 Yes
Palmer, E. [51] Mexico K000064914 Yes
Lott, E.J.; Wendt, T.; Chiang, F. [301] Mexico K004704842 Yes
Palmer, E. [430] Mexico K004704850 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Mexico K004704847 Yes
Daniel, T.F.; Baker, M. [3780] Mexico K000064911 Yes
Palmer, E. [1016] Mexico K000064903 Yes
[Lubrea] [s.n.] Mexico K004704841 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [3820] Mexico K000064904 Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [912] Mexico K000064915 Yes
Parry, C.C.; Palmer, E. [706] Mexico K000064913 Yes
Arsène, G. [3567] Mexico K000064901 Yes
Lott, E.J.; Wendt, T. [P-36] Mexico K000064909 No
Cubillos, N. [6214] Mexico K000064910 Yes
Gouan [s.n.] Mexico K004704849 Yes
Galeotti, H.G. [927] Mexico K000064916 Yes
Arsene, F. [s.n.] Mexico K004704843 Yes
Schaffner, J.G.; Gray, A. [744] Mexico K000064902 Yes
Jurgensen, C. [620] Mexico K000064917 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 2025. 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 2025. 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