Acanthaceae
Acanthus

Acanthus leucostachyus Wall. ex Nees

First published in N.Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 98 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bhutan to China (SW. & S. Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Deng, Y.F., Li, Z.Y., Wang, Q. & Peng, H. (2020). Flora of Pan-Himalaya 46: 1-570. Science Press, Beijing. Cambridge University Press.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • 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.
  • Ningombam, D.S. (2014). The family Acanthaceae for the flora of Manipur: 1-115. LAP Lambert academic publishing.
  • Sinha, G.P. & al. (eds.) (2012). Flora of Mizoram 2: 1-649. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Ningombam, D.S. (2014). The family Acanthaceae for the flora of Manipur: 1-115. LAP Lambert academic publishing.
  • 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?
Parry, N.E. (Mrs) [623] India K004697079 Yes
Lace, J.H. [5171] Burma K004697068 Yes
Kermode, C.W.D. [16617] Burma K004697070 Yes
Lemann [s.n.] India K004697083 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [1054] India K004697074 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] India K004697085 Yes
Hooker; Jenkins [s.n.] India K004697084 Yes
Griffith [s.n.] India K004697081 Yes
Keenan, R.L. [s.n.] K004697080 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2583] India K004697066 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K004697076 Yes
Haines, H.H. [2753] India K004697067 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [20436] Burma K004697072 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004697077 Yes
Wallich [s.n.] India K004697078 Yes
Kingdon-Ward, F. [7888] Burma K004697073 Yes
s.coll. [6147] India K004697086 Yes
Mach (Mrs) [s.n.] India K004697082 Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K004697075 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [7893] Burma K004697069 Yes
s.coll. [2512] Burma K004697071 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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