Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl

First published in Symb. Bot. 2: 75 (1791)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. India, Bangladesh to China (Guangdong) and N. Australia, Caroline Islands (Palau). It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Queensland, Solomon Is., Thailand, Vietnam, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fosberg, F.R., Sachet, M.-H., Oliver, R. (1979). A geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae. Micronesica; Journal of the College of Guam 15: 41-295.
  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Girmansyah, D. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora of Bali an annotated checklist: 1-158. Herbarium Bogorensis, Indonesia.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dec 22, 2015 Johns, R.J. [12755] Papua New Guinea K000938976 Yes
Dec 22, 2015 Johns, R.J. [12755] Papua New Guinea K000938957 Yes
Dec 22, 2015 Johns, R.J. [09324] Papua New Guinea K000938958 Yes
Coode, M.; Katik, P. [NGF29838] Papua New Guinea K004697278 Yes
Hunt, P.F. [RSS.2749] Solomon Islands K:SPC-06049.252 No
Pleyte, D.R. [359] Indonesia K004697267 Yes
Stone, B.C.; Streimann, H. [10300] Papua New Guinea K004697282 Yes
Carr, C.E. [11008] Papua New Guinea K004697274 Yes
Gillison, A. [NGF25393] Papua New Guinea K004697281 Yes
Hoogland, R.D. [4186] Papua New Guinea K004697265 Yes
[G. Resterg] [1009] Indonesia K004697269 Yes
Carr, C.E. [11472] Papua New Guinea K004697273 Yes
Brass, L.J. [21702] Papua New Guinea K004697276 Yes
van Royen, P. [3091] Indonesia K004697268 Yes
Henty, E.E.; Lelean, J. [NGF29424] Papua New Guinea K004697279 Yes
Waterhouse, J.H.L. [864-B] Papua New Guinea K004697280 Yes
Leach, G.; Galore, M. [NGF33276] Papua New Guinea K004697271 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [28] Papua New Guinea K004697272 Yes
Riedel [s.n.] Papua New Guinea K004697266 Yes
Anta (exp. Wentholt) [205] Indonesia K004697277 Yes
Gray, E.; Floyd, A. [NGF8301] Papua New Guinea K004697270 Yes
Brass, L.J. [27712] Papua New Guinea K004697275 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7169] Burma Dilivaria ebracteata K001126818 Unknown Type Material 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/
  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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