Herpetacanthus

Herpetacanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It includes 21 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Honduras to Panama in Central America, and from Ecuador and Peru to Bolivia, northern and eastern Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana in South America.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyAcanthaceae

Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname

Observations10

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 108
With media: 21
Family: Acanthaceae
Collections: NY, JBRJ, UFPB, IAC, UEFS, CENARGEN
Recorded in: Brazil, Brasil, Peru

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Acanthaceae
Image: Herpetacanthus sp..jpg

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taxon name: Herpetacanthus
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=5574
topic's main category: Category:Herpetacanthus
Commons category: Herpetacanthus

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21 species are accepted: Herpetacanthus acaulis Herpetacanthus acuminatus Herpetacanthus angustatus Herpetacanthus chalarostachyus Herpetacanthus delicatus Herpetacanthus longiflorus Herpetacanthus longipetiolatus Herpetacanthus macahensis Herpetacanthus macrophyllus Herpetacanthus magnobracteolatus Herpetacanthus melancholicus Herpetacanthus napoensis Herpetacanthus neesianus Herpetacanthus panamensis Herpetacanthus parvispica Herpetacanthus pauciflorus Herpetacanthus rotundatus Herpetacanthus rubiginosus Herpetacanthus stenophyllus Herpetacanthus strongyloides Herpetacanthus tetrandrus

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