| Morsacanthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: |
Morsacanthus Rizzini |
| Species: | M. nemoralis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Morsacanthus nemoralis Rizzini
| |
Morsacanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. [1] The only species is Morsacanthus nemoralis Rizzini. [2]
It is native to southern Brazil. [2]
The genus name of Morsacanthus is in honour of Walter Baptist Mors (1920–2008), a Brazilian chemist who researched useful plants. [3] The Latin specific epithet of nemoralis means coming from the forest. [4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Revista Brasil. Biol. Vol.12 on page 261 in 1952. [2]
References
- ^ "Morsacanthus Rizzini | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Morsacanthus nemoralis Rizzini | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi: 10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.
| Morsacanthus | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: |
Morsacanthus Rizzini |
| Species: | M. nemoralis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Morsacanthus nemoralis Rizzini
| |
Morsacanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. [1] The only species is Morsacanthus nemoralis Rizzini. [2]
It is native to southern Brazil. [2]
The genus name of Morsacanthus is in honour of Walter Baptist Mors (1920–2008), a Brazilian chemist who researched useful plants. [3] The Latin specific epithet of nemoralis means coming from the forest. [4] Both genus and species were first described and published in Revista Brasil. Biol. Vol.12 on page 261 in 1952. [2]
References
- ^ "Morsacanthus Rizzini | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Morsacanthus nemoralis Rizzini | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi: 10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Charlton (1891). An Elementary Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199102051.