Acanthothamnus

Acanthothamnus
Scientific 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
	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

^ Acanthothamnus aphyllus (Schltdl.) Standl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ "Acanthothamnus Brandegee | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
^ "Taxonomy browser (Acanthothamnus)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
^ 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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[powo-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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