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Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Acanthaceae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Catalogue of Life in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Acanthaceae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Jordan Species List, Afghanistan Species List, Global Wood Density Database, Toxicity, Egypt Species List, INBio, INBio, IABIN, eFloras, Phytokeys, Afghanistan Species List, Algeria Species List, Angola Species List, Armenia Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Barbados Species List, Australia Species List, Belize Species List, Benin Species List, Bhutan Species List, Bolivia Species List, Bonaire Saint Eustatius and Saba Species List, Botswana Species List, Brazil Species List, Brunei Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Burundi Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, Chile Species List, China Species List, Christmas Island Species List, Cocos Islands Species List, Colombia Species List, Comoros Species List, Costa Rica Species List, Croatia Species List, Curacao Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Dominica Species List, Dominican Republic Species List, Ecuador Species List, El Salvador Species List, Equatorial Guinea Species List, Eritrea Species List, Ethiopia Species List, Federated States of Micronesia Species List, Fiji Species List, France Species List, French Guiana Species List, French Polynesia Species List, Gabon Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Grenada Species List, Guadeloupe Species List, Guatemala Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Guinea Species List, Guyana Species List, Haiti Species List, Honduras Species List, Hong Kong Species List, India Species List, Iran Species List, Iraq Species List, Ireland Species List, Isle of Man Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Jamaica Species List, Kenya Species List, Kuwait Species List, Laos Species List, Lebanon Species List, Lesotho Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Madagascar Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Mali Species List, Malta Species List, Mariana Islands Species List, Marshall Islands Species List, Mauritania Species List, Mauritius Species List, Mayotte Species List, Mongolia Species List, Montenegro Species List, Montserrat Species List, Morocco Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, New Caledonia Species List, New Zealand Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Nigeria Species List, Norfolk Island Species List, Oman Species List, Pakistan Species List, Palau Species List, Palestine Species List, Panama Species List, Papua New Guinea Species List, Peru Species List, Paraguay Species List, Philippines Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Puerto Rico Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Reunion Species List, Rwanda Species List, Saint Barthelemy Species List, Saint Kitts and Nevis Species List, Saint Martin Species List, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Species List, Samoa Species List, Sao Tome and Principe Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Senegal Species List, Seychelles Species List, Sierra Leone Species List, Singapore Species List, Solomon Islands Species List, Somalia Species List, South Korea Species List, South Sudan Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Suriname Species List, Sweden Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Taiwan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Bahamas Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Tibet Species List, Timor Leste Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Togo Species List, Tonga Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Uganda Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Venezuela Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uruguay Species List, US Virgin Islands Species List, Vanuatu Species List, Yemen Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, Argentina Species List, Japan Species List, Cuba Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Andaman Sea Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arafura Sea Species List, Banda Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Bass Strait Species List, Bismarck Sea Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Ceram Sea Species List- duplicate, Coral Sea Species List, Great Australian Bight Species List, Gulf of Aden Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, Gulf of Tomini Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Java Sea Species List, Laccadive Sea Species List, Makassar Strait Species List, Malacca Strait Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, Molukka Sea Species List, North Pacific Species List, Persian Gulf Species List, Savu Sea Species List, Philippine Sea Species List, Singapore Strait Species List, Solomon Sea Species List, South China Sea Species List, Sulu Sea Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Flora of Zimbabwe, South Pacific Species List, Gulf of Oman Species List, Furui 2020, OBIS environmental data records, Ceram Sea Species List, Timor Sea Species List, United States Species List, and Flickr BHL
Acanthaceae Juss.
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Alternative Names

Acanthaceae Juss. 1789
Authority according to NCBI
Acanthea Pharm. ex Wehmer
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Acanthodus Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Adatoda Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Adelaster Lindl.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Adenosma Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Adhadota Steud.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Adhatoda Tourn. ex Medik.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aldelaster K. Koch
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aldinia Scop.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Alvarezia Pav. ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Amphiscopium St.-Lag.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Andrographis Wall.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Antheilema Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Anthocometes Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Apassalus Kobuski
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aphelandros St.-Lag.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Asterantha Rchb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Asyslassa Blume
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Aubletia Neck.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Avicenniaceae Miq.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Baillonacanthus Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Barleria Balkwill & Balkwill 1997
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Barleriopsis Oerst.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Barreliera J. F. Gmel.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Belantheria Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Beleropone C. B. Clarke
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Beloperonides Oerst.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Benoicanthus Heine & A. Raynal
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Calacanthus Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Calasias Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Caldenbachia Pohl ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Calycostylis Hort.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Campylostemon E. Mey.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cardanthera Buch.-Ham.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cardanthera Buch.-Ham. ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cardianthera Hance
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Carima Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chlamidacanthus Lindau
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Chlamydostachya Mildbr.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Corythacanthus Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Crateola Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cryptophragmia Benth. & Hook. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cylindrosolen Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Delivaria Miq.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Diceratotheca J. R. I. Wood & R. W. Scotland 2012
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Didyplosandra Wight
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dilicaria T. Anderson
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Diplanthera Gled.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Diplanthera Schrank
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Diptanthera Schrank ex Steud.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dischistocalyx Lindau
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dischoriste D. Dietr.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Dizygandra Meisn.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Duvernoya E. Mey. & Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Earlia F. Muell.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eberlea Riddell. ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ebermayera Meisn.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ebermeyera Endl.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ebermiera Wight
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ecbolium Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Elythraria D. Dietr.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Endomelas Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Epiclastopelma Lindau
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Episanthera Hochst. ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Eriathera Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Euranthemum Nees ex Steud.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Fabria E. H. F. Meyer ex C. G. D. Nees 1847
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Fabria E. Mey.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Galeottia Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Geunsia Neck. ex Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Glocheria Pritz.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gromovia Regel
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Guetzlaffia Walp.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gymnostachium Rchb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Gymnostechyum Spach
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hablanthera Hochst.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Halodendron Roem. & Schult.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hemiadelphis
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hemiagraphis T. Anderson
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hemitome Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hemonacanthus Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Henfreya Lindl.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Henrya Nees ex Benth.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Herpetacanthus Moric.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hesperanthemum Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Himantochilus T. Anderson
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Holtzendorffia Klotzsch & Karst. ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Homilacanthus S. Moore
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Homotropium Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Hydromestes Benth. & Hook. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Idanthisia Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Intrusaria Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ionacanthus Benoist
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Iungia Boehm.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Janasia Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Jungia Boehmer 1760
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Justiciaceae Raf.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Khytiglossa Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Kustera Benth. & Hook. fil.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Larysacanthus Oerst.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lepidacanthus K. B. Presl 1845
Proparte synonym according to GBIF classification
Leucorrhaphis Walp.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Libonia K. Koch ex Linden
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Linostylis Fenzl ex Sond.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Liphonoglossa Torr.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Liphothecium Rizzini 1948
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Loxanthus Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Lychniothyrsus Lindau
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Marama Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Megalostoma Leonard
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Meiosperma Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Mendocina Walp.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Mendonciaceae Bremek.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Metarungia Baden
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Meyeniaceae Sreem.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Neesiella Sreemadh.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Nelsoniaceae Sreem.
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Nigrolea Noronha
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Oryzetes Salisb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Panemata Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pelecostemon Leonard
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Phaulopsis Lindau
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Phyllophiorhiza Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Physichilus Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pigafetta Adans.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Planetanthemum (Endl.) Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pleuremidis Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Poecilocnemis Mart. ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Polyechma Hochst.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Porphyrocoma Scheidw.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseuderanthemum Radlk.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseuderanthum Radlk.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudo-eranthemum Radlk.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudoruellia Benoist
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Pseudostonium Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Racua J. F. Gmel.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ramusia E. Mey.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Raphidospora Rchb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rhaphedospera Wight
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rhaphidosperma G. Don
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rhapidospora Rchb.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rhyttiglossa T. Anderson
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Roslinia Neck.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Russeggera Endl.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Ruttyruspolia A. Meeuse & de Wet
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Rytiglossa Steud.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Salpingacanthus S. Moore
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Santiera Span.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sarcanthera Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sarcotheca Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sautiera Decne.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Schmidia Wight
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Schultzia Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sebschauera Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Senkebergia Neck.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Septacanthus Wight
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Simonsia Kuntze
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Solaenacanthus Oerst.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Solenacanthus C. Muell.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Soubeyrania Neck.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Spirostigma Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Stiftia Pohl ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Strepsiphus Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Strobilanthos St.-Lag.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tenoria Dehnh. & Giord.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Theileamea Baill.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Thumbergia Poit.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Thunbergiaceae Lilja
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023
Thyloglossa Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Trixanthera Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Upudalia Raf.
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Vada-kodi Adanson 1763
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Wahabia Fenzl
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Whitefieldia Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Zahlbrucknera Pohl ex Nees
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Acanthus family
Recognized by admin
acanthus family preferred
Barleria family
Recognized by Flora of Zimbabwe
Bengal Trumpet
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Black Mangrove
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Clockvine
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Skyflower
Recognized by Flickr BHL
Smooth Ruellia
Recognized by Flickr BHL
limestone wild petunia
Recognized by Flickr BHL

Arabic

أقنثية preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

ականթազգիներ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Akantkimilər preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

страшникови preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

acantàcies preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

爵床科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Primogovke preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

paznehtníkovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Akantus-familien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Acanthusfamilie preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Akantacoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

akantuselised preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Akanttikasvit
Recognized by admin
akanttikasvit preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

acantáceas preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Akanthusgewächse preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

קוציציים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

medvekörömfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

キツネノマゴ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Komi

Акант котыр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

쥐꼬리망초과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kurdish

Famîleya pelkerengan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Akantiniai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

матруни preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

അക്കാന്തേസീ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Akantusplaanten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Akantusfamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

پاخرسیان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Akantowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Acantacee preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

акантовые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Akantusväxter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

அக்காந்தேசியே preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

అకాంథేసి preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์เหงือกปลาหมอ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Ayıpençesigiller preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Акантові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Akantusowe rostliny preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Họ Ô rô preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

اقنثيه preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

爵床科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

爵床科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

爵床科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

爵床科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Acanthaceae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Lamiales
Acanthaceae (this page)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Lamiales
Acanthaceae (this page)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Archaeplastida
Chloroplastida
Streptophyta
Embryophytes
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Superasterids
Asterids
Lamiales
Acanthaceae (this page)

GBIF classification

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Acanthaceae (this page)

IUCN

Plantae
Tracheophyta
Magnoliopsida
Lamiales
Acanthaceae (this page)

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Plantae
Viridiplantae
Embryophyta
Tracheophyta
Spermatophytina
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Scrophulariales
Acanthaceae (this page)