Dinteracanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae.[1]

Dinteracanthus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Ruellieae
Genus: Dinteracanthus
C.B.Clarke ex Schinz

Its native range is Angola and Namibia in tropical Africa.[1]

The genus name of Dinteracanthus is in honour of Kurt Dinter (1868–1945), a German botanist and explorer in South West Africa,[2] and Greek term ἄκανθος (akanthos) for Acanthus mollis, a plant that's image was used in Greek architecture. The genus was described in Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich Vol.60 on page 416 in 1915.[1]

It was verified by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service on 23 January 2009.[3]

Known species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Anisosepalum E.Hossain | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
  3. ^ "Genus Dinteracanthus C. B. Clarke ex Schinz". npgsweb.ars-grin.gov. Retrieved 28 August 2021.