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Acanthus L.

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Acanthus L., Sp. Pl. 639 (1753)
Acanthus L.

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Exotic
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New Zealand
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L.
L.
1753
639
ICN
Acanthus L.
genus
Acanthus

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Acanthus

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Acanthus L.

Perennial herbs or shrubs. Stems simple, erect. Lvs mostly radical, pinnatifid to pinnatisect; margins sometimes spiny. Fls strongly zygomorphic, arranged in dense spike-like infls. Bracts large, spinose-dentate; bracteoles entire. Calyx 4-lobed; upper and lower lobes larger, sometimes spine-tipped; lateral lobes very small. Corolla 1-lipped (only lower lip present); lip 3-5-lobed; tube short. Stamens 4, included; filaments thick and prominent; anthers fused in pairs, 1-celled, often white-villous. Ovules 2 per cell. Style shortly 2-lobed. Capsule oblong or ovoid, 4-seeded.

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Acanthus L.
New Zealand
Canterbury Land District

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cd3264d0-1727-41cb-9bb8-b4626ac065f0
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1 January 2000
25 August 2008
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