Acanthopale is a plant genus of shrubs or subshrubsFlora of Malawi in the Acanthaceae plant family. The genus name is based on the classic Greek words for thorn ákantha and stake palum. Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants.
Species 12 species are accepted: Acanthopale aethiogermanica Acanthopale breviceps Acanthopale cuneifolia Acanthopale confertiflora Acanthopale decempedalis (synonym A. cameronica ) Acanthopale humblotii Acanthopale laxiflora (syn. Dischistocalyx laxiflorus ) Acanthopale macrocarpa Vollesen Acanthopale madagascariensis Acanthopale perrieri Acanthopale pubescens Acanthopale ramiflora
Formerly placed here Dischistocalyx grandifolius (as Acanthopale buchholzii )
References
Clarke, C. B. 1900. Acanthaceae, Vol 5. In: Flora of Tropical Africa (ed. W. T. Thiselton-Dyer). Lovell Reeve & Co., London. Tripp, E. A. Evolutionary relationships within the species-rich genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae). Systematic Botany, in press. Darbyshire, I. 2004. Acanthopale decempedalis . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Bajado el 20-08-07. 2004. Acanthopale decempedalis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded the 20-08-07.
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