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Acanthocarpus
Acanthocarpus preissii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Laxmanniaceae
Genus: Acanthocarpus
Lehm.
Species

See text.
Synonyms
  • Lomandra sect. Acanthocarpus (Lehm.) Kuntze

Acanthocarpus is a genus of plants in the commelinids clade. It has been difficult to place at family rank, being placed at various times in Dasypogonaceae and Asparagaceae. The most recent study into the systematics of the Asparagales placed Acanthocarpus in Laxmanniaceae.[1]

Species include:[2]

  • 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

  1. ^ "Asparagales". Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/apweb/orders/asparagalesweb.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-08.  
  2. ^ "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.  

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