Rhinacanthus Explained

Rhinacanthus is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 26 species native to tropical Africa and Asia, ranging across sub-Saharan Africa to Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, south-central China, Peninsular Malaysia, and the Philippines.^[1]

Species

26 species are accepted.^[1]

• Rhinacanthus angolensis
• Rhinacanthus angulicaulis
• Rhinacanthus beesianus
• Rhinacanthus calcaratus
• Rhinacanthus dichotomus
• Rhinacanthus flavovirens
• Rhinacanthus gracilis
• Rhinacanthus grandiflorus
• Rhinacanthus humilis
• Rhinacanthus kaokoensis
• Rhinacanthus mucronatus
• Rhinacanthus nasutus
• Rhinacanthus oblongus
• Rhinacanthus obtusifolius
• Rhinacanthus osmospermus
• Rhinacanthus perrieri
• Rhinacanthus polonnaruwensis
• Rhinacanthus pulcher
• Rhinacanthus rotundifolius
• Rhinacanthus scoparius
• Rhinacanthus selousensis
• Rhinacanthus spiciformis
• Rhinacanthus submontanus
• Rhinacanthus virens
• Rhinacanthus xerophilus
• Rhinacanthus zambesiacus

Formerly placed here

• Kenyacanthus ndorensis (as Rhinacanthus ndorensis)

Notes and References

1. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:871-1 Rhinacanthus Nees