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Calycacanthus

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Calycacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Calycacanthus
K.Schum. (1889)
Species:
C. magnusianus
Binomial name
Calycacanthus magnusianus
K.Schum. (1889)

Calycacanthus magnusianus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to New Guinea. It is the sole species in genus Calycacanthus.[1]

A new species, C. insularis, was discovered in 2023.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Calycacanthus K.Schum. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  2. ^ Revision of Calycacanthus (Acanthaceae: Justicieae: Monotheciinae) with a New Species from Papua New Guinea