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Taxon

Anisacanthus quadrifidus (Vahl) Standl.

Protologue Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23: 1343. 1926BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
All3var. wrightii2
Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (8).jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (5).jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (6).jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (9).jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (9).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (1).jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (2).jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (4).jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (3).jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 5 Aug 2007. 448 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--AZ. Tucson Botanical Garden. 11 Sep 01. 006.jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--AZ. Tucson Botanical Garden. 11 Sep 01. 006.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. 28 Jun 98.  008.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. 28 Jun 98.  007.jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. 28 Jun 98. 007.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. 28 Jun 98.  003.jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. 28 Jun 98. 003.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. 28 Jun 98. 001.jpg

Anisacanthus quadrifidus ssp wrightii--TX. Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. 28 Jun 98. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

Anisacanthus quadrifidus

var. wrightii

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

September 11, 2001

Identified as

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii

Location

United States, Arizona (Tucson Botanical Gardens)

Location Remarks

2150 N. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ. 85712

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

June 28, 1998

Identified as

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii

Location

United States, Texas (Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center)

Location Remarks

4801 La Crosse Ave., Austin Texas

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

August 5, 2007

Location

Mexico, Oaxaca (Jardin Etnobotanico)

Location Remarks

City of Oaxaca

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Acanthaceae

Genus

Anisacanthus

Specific Epithet

quadrifidus

Authorship

(Vahl) Standl.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#322,932 of 335,497

Top 97%

Extinction probability

11%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →