Acanthogilia is a genus that contains a single species of desert shrub from Baja California, Mexico. It was first scientifically described as a genus in 1986.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Acanthogilia A.G.Day & Moran |
| Species: | A. gloriosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthogilia gloriosa (Brandegee) A.G.Day & Moran
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Classification edit
Its closest relatives within the family Polemoniaceae are not clear. Some evidence suggests it was first to diverge from the ancestral member of that family, some puts it in a group with Bonplandia, Cobaea, and Cantua, and some say that those three genera diverged first, followed by Acanthogilia (followed by the rest of the family).[3]
References edit
- ^ Grant, Verne (1998), "Primary Classification and Phylogeny of the Polemoniaceae, with Comments on Molecular Cladistics", American Journal of Botany, 85 (6): 741–752, doi:10.2307/2446408, JSTOR 2446408
- ^ Day, A., and R. Moran. 1986. Acanthogilia, a new genus of Polemoniaceae from Baja California, Mexico. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 44: 111–126.
- ^ Polemoniaceae. Phlox Family., Tree of Life, by Leigh Johnson, updated 2 January 2009
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