Acanthocarpus (plant)
Acanthocarpus is a genus placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Lomandroideae, in the APG III system of classification.[1] It has been difficult to place at family rank, being placed at various times in Dasypogonaceae as well as the Asparagaceae.[2]
Species include:[3]
- Acanthocarpus canaliculatus A.S.George
- Acanthocarpus humilis A.S.George
- Acanthocarpus parviflorus A.S.George
- Acanthocarpus preissii Lehm.
- Acanthocarpus robustus A.S.George
- Acanthocarpus rupestris A.S.George
- Acanthocarpus verticillatus A.S.George
- Acanthocarpus mucronatus (R.Br.) J.F.Macbr.
References
- ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
- ^ "Asparagales". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ "Acanthocarpus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=ACANTHOCARPUS. Retrieved 2008-06-16.