Biology:Achyrocalyx

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Achyrocalyx
Achyrocalyx decaryi - Kew.jpg
Achyrocalyx decaryi specimen collected in Madagascar during the Millennium Seed Bank project
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Acantheae
Genus: Achyrocalyx
Benoist[1]

Achyrocalyx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae.[2] It is native to Madagascar .[3]

Taxonomy

It was first described by Raymond Benoist in 1930 (in a publication dated to 1929).[1][4]

Description

They are said to be shrub-like and are found at elevations of 0 to 500 m (0 to 1,640 ft).[5]

Species

The African Plant Database recognises the following four species as of 2012:[2]

  1. Achyrocalyx decaryi
  2. Achyrocalyx gossypinus
  3. Achyrocalyx pungens
  4. Achyrocalyx vicinus

References

Wikidata ☰ Q8187418 entry