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Acanthopale

Erin Tripp
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Note: this taxon list is still under construction. It does not yet contain all known Acanthopale subgroups.

It contains species treated in the genus by Clarke (1900), and likely needs revision.

Containing group: Ruellieae

Introduction

Based on phylogenetic analyses (Tripp in press), Acanthopale is sister to Ruellia s. l. with strong support. Little is known about plants in this genus, but they seem to be easily differentiated from Ruellia by their echinate (spiny-like) pollen sculpturing, seen above.

In Flora of Tropical Africa, Clarke (1900) mentioned nine species of Acanthopale (from Africa, Madagascar, and India) and treated the seven African species.

References

Clarke, C. B. 1900. Acanthaceae, Vol 5. In: Flora of Tropical Africa (ed. W. T. Thiselton-Dyer). Lovell Reeve & Co., London.

Tripp, E. A. Evolutionary relationships within the species-rich genus Ruellia (Acanthaceae). Systematic Botany, in press.

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Scientific Name Acanthopale decempedalis C. B. Clarke
Specimen Condition Dead Specimen
Identified By Erin A. Tripp
Life Cycle Stage pollen
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Erin Tripp
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden

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Tripp, Erin. 2007. Acanthopale. Version 10 April 2007 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Acanthopale/96975/2007.04.10 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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