Family ACANTHACEAE
Range:
Range unknown
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Short etymology:
Named after the genus Acanthus (Bear's breeches) of which Acanthus mollis is the best known and has been used as the aesthetic basis for capitals in the Corinthian order of architecture. Acanthus was the greek term for Acanthus mollis.
Scientific name:
ACANTHACEAE Juss.
Global vulnerability:
NE
Synonym of:
Unknown
Protologue:
Gen. Pl. (Jussieu) 102-103 (1789)
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