Acanthaceae
Anisacanthus
Anisacanthus quadrifidus

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii (Torr.) Henrickson

First published in Sida 11: 296 (1986)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Texas to Mexico. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 2017 Wright [435] Mexico K000648297 Syntype Yes
Scheen [s.n.] United States K001097686 Unknown Type Material Yes
Daniel, T.F.; Baker, M. [3643] Mexico K000064907 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [1891] Mexico Anisacanthus wrightii K000064918 Yes
Palmer, E. [2035] Anisacanthus wrightii K004704836 Yes
Wright, C. [1457] Anisacanthus wrightii K004704837 Yes
Palmer, E.J. [10212] United States Anisacanthus wrightii K004704838 Yes
Pringle, C.G.; Lozano, F.L. [10256] Mexico Anisacanthus wrightii K000064921 Yes
Eaton; Edwards [89] Mexico Anisacanthus wrightii K000064919 No
Hernández C., A.; Rowell, C.M.; Barkley, F.A. [16M496] Mexico Anisacanthus wrightii K000064923 Yes
Palmer, E. [120] Mexico Anisacanthus wrightii K000064920 Yes
Pringle, C.G. [11663] Mexico Anisacanthus wrightii K000064922 Yes
Gourlay, W.B. [1] Mexico Anisacanthus wrightii K000064924 Yes
Wynd, F.L. [673] Mexico Anisacanthus wrightii K000064925 Yes
Henrickson, J.S. [23038] Mexico Anisacanthus junceus K001871818 No
Henrickson [23038] Mexico Anisacanthus junceus K004704839 Yes

Sources

  • 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