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Index of Botanical Specimens
Name
Acanthaceae
Authorship
Rank
Family
NomenclaturalStatus
NomLeg
Placed in
Life
Contains
Acanthaceoxylon
Acanthodium
Acanthodus
Raf.
Acanthopale
Acanthopsis
Acanthostelma
Acanthura
Acanthus
Linnaeus
Acelica
Achyrocalyx
Adatoda
Raf.
Adelaster
Adeloda
Adenacanthus
Adenostachya
Adhatoda
Aechmanthera
Aetheilema
Afrofittonia
Aldelaster
K.Koch
Alvarezia
Pav. ex Nees
Amathea
Ambongia
Amphiestes
Amphiscopia
Ancalanthus
I.B.Balfour
Ancistranthus
Ancylacanthus
Ancylogyne
Androcentrum
Andrographis
Angkalanthus
Anisacanthus
Anisosepalum
Anisostachya
Anisotes
Anomacanthus
Anthacanthus
Nees
Antheilema
Antheliacanthus
Anthocometes
Apassalus
Aphanandrium
Aphanosperma
T. F. Daniel
Aphelandra
Aphelandrella
Aphelandros
St.-Lag.
Aphragmia
Apolepsis
Aporuellia
Arrhostoxylon
Arrhostoxylum
Nees
Ascotheca
Asteracantha
Nees
Asystasia
Asystasiella
Athlianthus
Aulojusticia
Averia
Aymoreana
Braz, T.F.Daniel & Kiel
Baillonacanthus
Kuntze
Ballochia
Banjolea
Baphicacanthus
Barleria
Linnaeus
Barleriacanthus
Barlerianthus
Barleriola
Barleriopsis
Barleriosiphon
Barlerites
Barreliera
J.F.Gmel.
Belantheria
Beloperone
Beloperonides
Benoicanthus
Bentia
Berginia
Birnbaumia
Kostel.
Blechum
Blepharacanthus
Blepharis
Borneacanthus
Boutonia
Brachystephanus
Bravaisia
Bremekampia
Brillantaisia
Brochosiphon
Brunoniella
Buceragenia
Butayea
Buteraea
Calacantha
T.Anderson ex Bentham
Calacanthus
Caldenbachia
Pohl ex Nees
Calliaspidia
Calophanes
Calophanoides
Calycacanthus
Calymmostachya
Camarotea
Cardanthera
Buch.-Ham. ex Voigt
Cardiacanthus
Carima
Carlowrightia
A. Gray
Carvia
Celerina
Centrilla
Cephalacanthus
Cephalophis
Vollesen
Chaetacanthus
Chaetochlamys
Chaetothylax
Chaetothylopsis
Chalarothyrsus
Chamaeacanthus
Chamaeranthemum
Chameranthemum
C.G.D.Nees von Esenbeck
Championella
Bremekamp
Champluviera
I.Darbysh., T.F.Daniel & Kiel
Charachera
Cheilopsis
Chileranthemum
Chiloglossa
Chingiacanthus
Chlamidacanthus
Lindau
Chlamydacanthus
Chlamydocardia
Chlamydostachya
Chorisochora
Vollesen
Chrestienia
Montrouz. ex Beauvis.
Chroesthes
Citharella
Noronha
Clarkeasia
J.R.I.Wood
Clinacanthus
Clistax
Codonacanthus
Coinochlamys
Copioglossa
Corymbostachys
Corytacanthus
Nees
Corythacanthus
Cosmianthemum
Crabbea
Crateola
Croftia
Small
Crossandra
Crossandrella
Cryphiacanthus
Nees
Cryptophragmium
Ctenopaepale
Cuenotia
Cyclacanthus
Cylindrosolen
Kuntze
Cylindrosolenium
Cynarospermum
Vollesen
Cyphacanthus
Cyphisia
Cyrtacanthus
Mart. ex Nees
Cyrtanthera
Cyrtantherella
Cystacanthus
Dactylostegium
Daedalacanthus
Danguya
Dasytropis
Delphinacanthus
Dianthera
Linnaeus
Diapedium
K. D. Koenig
Diateinacanthus
Dicentranthera
Diceratotheca
J.R.I.Wood & Scotland
Dichazothece
Dicladanthera
Dicliptera
Dicranacanthus
Didyplosandra
Diflugossa
Digyroloma
Dilicaria
T.Anderson
Dilivaria
Dimanisa
Dinteracanthus
Diotacanthus
Diplanthera
Schrank
Diplanthera
Gleditsch
Dipteracanthus
Dischistocalyx
T. Anderson ex Bentham & Hooker f.
Distichocalyx
Bentham
Ditrichospermum
Dizygandra
Dossifluga
Drejera
Drejerella
Duosperma
Duvernoia
Duvernoya
E.Mey.
Dyschoriste
Nees
Dyspemptemorion
Dyspemtomorion
Bremekamp
Earlia
Eberlea
Riddell ex Nees
Ebermaiera
Nees
Ebermayera
Meisn.
Ebermeyera
Endl.
Ebermiera
Wight
Ecbolium
Kuntze
Ecbolium
Kurz
Echinacanthus
Echinopaepale
Ecteinanthus
T.Anderson
Elytraria
Emularia
Encephalosphaera
Endosiphon
Engelia
Enslenia
Rafinesque
Epiclastipelma
Lindau
Epiclastopelma
Eranthemum
Linnaeus
Eremomastax
Erianthera
Eriostrobilus
Eurychanes
Eusiphon
Fabria
Filetia
Fittonia
Flavicoma
Flemingia
Forcipella
Forsythiopsis
Galeottia
Nees
Gantelbua
Gastranthus
Geissomeria
Gendarussa
Gerardia
Linnaeus
Gilletiella
De Wild. & T.Durand
Glockeria
Nees
Glosarithys
Glossochilus
Golaea
Goldfussia
Graphandra
Graptophyllum
Gromovia
Gutzlaffia
Gymapsis
Gymnacanthus
Gymnophragma
Gymnostachyum
Gynocraterium
Gypsacanthus
Habracanthus
Haemacanthus
Hallieracantha
Hansteinia
Haplanthera
Haplanthodes
Haplanthoides
Haplanthus
Harnieria
Harpochilus
Harrachia
Haselhoffia
Heinzelia
Hemiadelphis
Hemichoriste
Hemigraphis
Nees
Hemisandra
Hemitome
Nees
Hemitone
Nees
Henfreya
Henrya
Herpetacanthus
Hesperanthemum
Kuntze
Heteradelphia
Heteraspidia
Hexacentris
Himantochilus
Holographis
Holtzendorffia
Homilacanthus
Homotropium
Hoverdenia
Hulemacanthus
Hydromestus
Hygrophila
Hymenochlaena
Hypoestes
Hypoestis
Idanthisa
Idiacanthus
Leonard
Indoneesiella
Intrusaria
Raf.
Ionacanthus
Ionanacanthus
Benoist
Isacanthus
Isochoriste
Isoglossa
Isotheca
Ixtlania
Jacobina
Jacobinia
Jadunia
Janasia
Juruasia
Justicia
Linnaeus
Kalbreyeracanthus
Kalbreyeriella
Kanjarum
Kenyacanthus
I.Darbysh. & Kiel
Kita
Kjellbergia
Kolobochilus
Kosmosiphon
Kudoacanthus
Kuestera
Kuniria
Lagochilium
Lagochilum
Lamiacanthus
Lankesteria
Larsenia
Larysacanthus
Oerst.
Lasiocladus
Leandriella
Leda
C.B.Clarke
Leiophaca
Lepidacanthus
Lepidagathis
Leptacanthus
Leptosiphonium
Leptostachya
Nees
Leucobarleria
Leucoraphis
Nees
Leucorhaphis
Liberatia
Linariantha
Lindauea
Linocalix
Lindau
Linocalyx
Linostylis
Liphothecium
Lissospermum
Listrobanthes
Lophostachys
Lophothecium
Louteridium
Loxanthus
Lundellia
Lustrinia
Lychniothyrsus
Mackaya
Mackenziea
Macrorungia
C.B.Clarke
Macrostegia
Mananthes
Marama
Raf.
Marcania
Mcdadea
E.A.Tripp & I.Darbysh.
Megalochlamys
Megalostoma
Megaskepasma
Meiosperma
Melittacanthus
Mellera
Mendoncia
Mendozia
Ruiz & Pav.
Meninia
Metarungia
Mexacanthus
T. F. Daniel
Micraea
Miers
Microstrobilus
Mimulopsis
Mirandea
Monachochlamys
Monechma
Monothecium
Morsacanthus
Neesiella
Sreem.
Nelensia
Poiret
Nelsonia
Neohallia
Neolindenia
Neowedia
Neriacanthus
Neuracanthus
Nees
Nicoteba
Nigrolea
Noronha
Nilgirianthus
Nomaphila
Nothoruellia
Odontonema
Nees
Odontonemella
Odontophyllum
Sreemadhaven
Odontostigma
Onus
Gilli
Onychacanthus
Ophiorrhiziphyllon
Kurz
Ophthalmacanthus
Oplonia
Oreacanthus
Oreothyrsus
Orophochilus
Orthotactus
Oryzetes
Salisb.
Pachystachys
Pachystrobilus
Panemata
Parabarleria
Parachampionella
Paragoldfussia
Paragutzlaffia
H. P. Tsui
Parajusticia
Pararuellia
Parastrobilanthes
Parasympagis
Parasystasia
Pattersonia
Pelecostemon
Pentstemonacanthus
Perenideboles
Periblema
DC.
Pericalypta
Periestes
Perilepta
Peristrophe
Petalanthera
Rafinesque
Petalidium
Petracanthus
Phaulopsis
Phaylopsis
C.L.von Willdenow
Phialacanthus
Phidiasia
Phlebophyllum
Phlogacanthus
Phyllophiorhiza
Kuntze
Physacanthus
Physichilus
Pigafetta
Adanson
Plaesianthera
Plagiacanthus
Plagiotheca
Planetanthemum
(Endl.) Kuntze
Plegmatolemma
Pleocaulus
Pleuroblepharis
Podorungia
Poecilocnemis
Mart. ex Nees
Pogonospermum
Poikilacanthus
Polyechma
Polylychnis
Polythrix
Polytrema
Populina
Porphyrocoma
Pounguia
Pranceacanthus
Wasshausen
Pringleophytum
Prionitis
Oerst.
Psacadocalymma
Psacadopaepale
Pseudacanthopale
Pseudaechmanthera
Pseuderanthemum
Radlkofer ex Lindau
Pseuderanthum
Radlk.
Pseudo-Barleria
Oerst.
Pseudobarleria
Pseudoblepharis
Pseudodicliptera
Pseudoruellia
Pseudosiphonium
Tripp et al.
Pseudostenosiphonium
Pseudostonium
Kuntze
Psilanthele
Psiloesthes
Pteracanthus
Pteroptychia
Ptyssiglottis
Pulchranthus
B. R. Baum, Reveal & Nowicke
Pupilla
Pyrrothrix
Ramusia
Razisea
Rhacodiscus
Rhaphidospora
Rhinacanthus
Rhiphidosperma
G.Don
Rhombochlamys
Rhyticalymma
Rhytiglossa
Ritonia
Rodatia
Roslinia
Neck.
Rostellularia
Ruellia
Linnaeus
Ruelliola
Ruelliopsis
Rungia
Ruspolia
Russeggera
Ruttya
Ruttyruspolia
A. Meeuse & de Wet
Saglorithys
Saintpauliopsis
Salpinctium
T.J.Edwards
Salpingacanthus
Salpingantha
hort. ex A.C.Lemaire
Salpinxantha
I.Urban
Salpixantha
Salviacanthus
Samuelssonia
Sanchezia
Santapaua
Sapphoa
Sarcanthera
Raf.
Sarojusticia
Sarotheca
Satanocrater
Sautiera
Schaueria
Schaueriopsis
Champl. & I.Darbysh.
Schawbea
Schliebenia
Schwabea
Sciaphyllum
Sclerocalyx
Nees
Sclerochiton
Scordoxylum
Nees
Scorodoxylum
Scytanthus
T. Anderson ex Bentham & Hooker f.
Sebastiano-schaueria
Sebschauera
Kuntze
Semnostachya
Semnothyrsus
Senkebergia
Neck.
Sericobonia
Sericocalyx
Sericographis
Sericospora
Simonisia
Sinthroblastes
Siphonacanthus
Siphonoglossa
Solaenacanthus
Solenochasma
Solenoruellia
Solenostyles
hort. ex Pasq.
Somalia
Sooia
Soubeyrania
Neck.
Spathacanthus
Baillon
Sphacanthus
Sphinctacanthus
Spirostigma
Sreemadhavana
Rauschert
Stachyacanthus
Standleyacanthus
Staurogyne
Wallich
Staurogynopsis
Mangenot & Ake Assi
Steirosanchezia
Stemonacanthus
Stenandriopsis
Stenandrium
Stenoschista
Stenosiphonium
Stenostephanus
Stenothyrsus
Stephanophysum
Stethoma
Streblacanthus
Strepsiphus
Streptosiphon
Strobilacanthus
Strobilanthes
Blume
Strobilanthopsis
Strobilanthus
Rchb.
Strobilorhachis
Strophacanthus
Styasasia
Stylarthropus
Suessenguthia
Supushpa
Sympagis
Symplectochilus
Synchoriste
Synnema
Syringidium
Lindau
Tabascina
Tacoanthus
Taeniandra
Tarphochlamys
Teliostachya
Teliostachys
Nees
Tessmanniacanthus
Tetraglochidium
Bremekamp
Tetragoga
Tetragompha
Tetramerium
Nees
Thalestris
Thamnojusticia
Theileamea
Thelepaepale
Thunbergia
Thyrsacanthus
Thysanostigma
Tremacanthus
Triaenacanthus
Nees
Triaenanthus
Trichacanthus
Trichanthera
Trichaulax
Vollesen
Trichaulia
Trichocalyx
Trichosanchezia
Trixanthera
Raf.
Trybliocalyx
Tyloglossa
Ulleria
Upudalia
Vada-Kodi
Vavara
Benoist
Vindasia
Volkensiophyton
Wahabia
Fenzl
Warpuria
Whitfieldia
Wuacanthus
Y.F.Deng, N.H.Xia & H.Peng
Xantheranthemum
Xanthostachya
Xenacanthus
Xerothamnella
Xylacanthus
Aver. & K.S.Nguyen
Yeatesia
Zahlbrucknera
Pohl ex Nees
Zonablephis
Raf.
Zygoruellia
Holdings
200 Specimens held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Acanthaceae
Identification made in
[no date] (199)
,
1912 (1)