Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus

Anisacanthus thurberi (Torr.) A.Gray

First published in Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 2(1): 328 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. U.S.A. to N. Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, New Mexico

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Daniel, T.F. (2007 publ. 2008). Notes on the distributions of some Mexican Acanthaceae. Ibugana 15: 13-22.
  • 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

  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hartman, C.V. [277] Mexico K000064897 Yes
Greene, E.L. [s.n.] United States K004704834 Yes
Nelson, A.; Nelson, R. [1981] K004704828 Yes
Metcalfe, O.B. [s.n.] United States K004704835 Yes
Crosswhite, F.S. [762] K004704827 Yes
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States K004704831 Yes
Blumer, J.C. [s.n.] United States K004704830 Yes
Gentry, H.S. [1309] Mexico K000064898 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004704832 Yes
Kusche, J.A. [s.n.] K004704829 Yes
Keck, D.D. [4053] Mexico K000064899 Yes
Palmer, E. (Dr.) [453] K004704833 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