Thyrsacanthus
Thyrsacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, found in South America east of the Andes, typically in drier areas. Perennial shrubs, they were resurrected from Anisacanthus in 2010, leaving it with the North American species.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyAcanthaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Venezuela
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Thyrsacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, found in South America east of the Andes, typically in drier areas. Perennial shrubs, they were resurrected from Anisacanthus in 2010, leaving it with the North American species.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Thyrsacanthus angustissimus Thyrsacanthus boliviensis (Nees) A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini Thyrsacanthus microphyllus A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini Thyrsacanthus ramosissimus Moric. Thyrsacanthus ramosus (Nees) A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini Thyrsacanthus secundus (Leonard) A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini Thyrsacanthus sulcatus