Acanthothamnus
| Acanthothamnus | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Celastrales | 
| Family: | Celastraceae | 
| Genus: | Brandegee, 1909 | 
| Species: | A. aphyllus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Acanthothamnus aphyllus | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Acanthothamnus is a monotypic genus in the family Celastraceae which contains only the species Acanthothamnus aphyllus. The genus is sometimes known by the unaccepted synonym Scandivepres and its natural range spans central Mexico.[2][3]
Taxonomy
Acanthothamnus is most closely related to the genera Brexia and Canotia.[4]
References
- ^ Acanthothamnus aphyllus (Schltdl.) Standl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Acanthothamnus Brandegee | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ "Taxonomy browser (Acanthothamnus)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
- ^ TOBE, HIROSHI; RAVEN, PETER H. (1993). "Embryology of Acanthothamnus, Brexia and Canotia (Celastrales): a comparison". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 112 (1): 17–32. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1993.tb00304.x. ISSN 0024-4074.