Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 37 1864. (Syn: Acanthus barteri T.Anderson; Cheilopsis montana Nees); . Sierra Leone, Benin to S. Chad and Zambia: Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Zambia, Zaïre; Introduced into: Costa Rica, Mauritius as per POWO; .
TSP-MAY-2016-50-378:Images of Lepidagathis pungens (Acanthaceae) : 11 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7) It is my pleasure to present few images of Lepidagathis pungens (Acanthaceae) 1.Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Spiny-Leaf%20Lepidagathis.html 2. The india biodiversity portal lists L.pungens as a synonym of L.barberi with an image that I am convinced that it is L.pungens Ref:http://indiabiodiversity.org/observation/show/371275 3. The Digital Flora of Karnataka lists L.barberi but does not give any detail…! Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=160&cat=1 4.The Plantlist says L.pungens is an unresolved name…!!! Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=160&cat=1 Habit: Herb Habitat: Wild, Semi-evergreen forest Sighting: Mallandur, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1300 msl Date: 29-01-2015 From the comparative images of species in efi at Lepidagathis, it does not match with any species including Lepidagathis pungens L. barberi Gamble is accepted species as per Lepidagathis & different from Lepidagathis pungens Considering the leaves and other characters it looks L. pungens only. Looks like some Acanthus sp. I think … is right. It seems to match with images at Acanthus spinosus L. Can you check with local flora as Acanthus spinosus L. is not mentioned as either cultivated or wild in Karthikeyan et al. (2009) as per details at Acanthus ? Yes … Will check and get back to you. Thanks. I think it is Acanthus montanus. .  Requesting a herb ID 20Feb2022-3: 1 very high res. image. Habit: Abrasive herb The plant was found growing near the forest side paths. It has a characteristic inflorescence. Neyyar WLS, Agasthyamalai biosphere reserve. Acanthus ebracteatus This is Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson as per images and details herein and as per POWO. Looks different from Acanthus ebracteatus as per https://powo.science.kew.org/names:44857-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthus_ebracteatus https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/1/5/1594 https://tropical.theferns.info/Acanthus+ebracteatus
16/06/2003 ASP 57 : Attachments (1). 5 posts by 4 authors. Thanks …, thanks for sharing this plant. A new look of Solanaceae plant, to me. Acanthus species, possibly A. montanus. Yes it is Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.And., native of Africa and Mediterranean regions and introduced into many Asian countries. It is ornamental and also has several medicinal properties. Looks much different from images of Acanthus montanus posted by … & identified by … Can it be Acanthus spinosus posted by … (with images) ? Plant appears to be a shrub, A. ilicifolius more likely Inflorescence looks much different from Acanthus ilicifolius L. Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson . . References: |
Acanthus montanus (Introduced)
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