Acanthothamnus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Acanthothamnus
Brandegee, 1909
Species:
A. aphyllus
Binomial name
Acanthothamnus aphyllus
(Schltdl.) Standl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Scandivepres Loes. (1910)
  • Acanthothamnus viridis Brandegee (1909)
  • Celastrus aphyllus Schltdl. (1841)
  • Scandivepres mexicanus Loes. (1910)

Acanthothamnus is a monotypic genus in the family Celastraceae which contains only the species Acanthothamnus aphyllus. The genus is sometimes known by the unaccepted synonym Scandivepres and its natural range spans central Mexico.[2][3]

Taxonomy

Acanthothamnus is most closely related to the genera Brexia and Canotia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Acanthothamnus aphyllus (Schltdl.) Standl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Acanthothamnus Brandegee | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  3. ↑ "Taxonomy browser (Acanthothamnus)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  4. ↑ TOBE, HIROSHI; RAVEN, PETER H. (1993). "Embryology of Acanthothamnus, Brexia and Canotia (Celastrales): a comparison". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 112 (1): 17–32. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1993.tb00304.x. ISSN 0024-4074.
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