Thyrsacanthus

Thyrsacanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Subfamily:	Acanthoideae
Tribe:	Justicieae
Genus:	Thyrsacanthus; Moric. (1847)
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Drejera Nees (1847)

Thyrsacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, found in South America east of the Andes, typically in drier areas.^[2] Perennial shrubs, they were resurrected from Anisacanthus in 2010, leaving it with the North American species.^[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:^[2]

Thyrsacanthus angustissimus (A.L.A.Côrtes & Rapini) Alcantara & M.Alves
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 (Nees) C.Ezcurra & A.L.A.Côrtes

References

^ Pl. Nouv. Amér. 9: 165 (1847)
^ a b c "Thyrsacanthus Moric". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ Côrtes, Ana Luiza A.; De Borges, Ricardo L. B.; Rapini, Alessandro (2010). "Reinstatement of Thyrsacanthus Moric. (Acanthaceae) and taxonomic novelties in the genus". Taxon. 59 (3): 965–972. doi:10.1002/tax.593025. JSTOR 25677684.

[1] Pl. Nouv. Amér. 9: 165 (1847)

[60468783-2-2] "Thyrsacanthus Moric". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[3] Côrtes, Ana Luiza A.; De Borges, Ricardo L. B.; Rapini, Alessandro (2010). "Reinstatement of Thyrsacanthus Moric. (Acanthaceae) and taxonomic novelties in the genus". Taxon. 59 (3): 965–972. doi:10.1002/tax.593025. JSTOR 25677684.