Other New World Acantheae
Lucinda A. McDade and Carrie Kiel
- Aphelandra aurantiaca Lindl.
- Aphelandra boyacensis Leonard
- Aphelandra campanensis Durkee
- Aphelandra castanifolia Britton
- Aphelandra dolichantha Donn. Sm.
- Aphelandra fasciculata Wassh
- Aphelandra fernandezii Leonard
- Aphelandra golfodulcensis McDade
- Aphelandra gigantiflora Lindau
- Aphelandra guerrerensis Wassh.
- Aphelandra hylaea Leonard
- Aphelandra impressa Lindau
- Aphelandra lasia Leonard
- Aphelandra leonardii McDade
- Aphelandra maculata (Tafalla ex Nees) Voss
- Aphelandra maximiliana (Nees) Bentham
- Aphelandra rubra Wassh.
- Aphelandra runcinata Klotzsch in DC ex Nees
- Aphelandra speciosa Brandegee
- Aphelandra squarrosa Nees
- Aphelandra tetragona Nees
- Aphelandra tonduzii Leonard
- Aphelandra tridentata Hemsl.
- Encephalosphaera lasiandra Mildbr.
- Geissomeria longiflora Lindl.
- Geissomeria tetragona Lindau
- Neriacanthus grandiflorus Leonard
- Neriacanthus lehmannianus Lindau
- Rhombochlamys rosulata Lindau
Note: this taxon list is still under construction. It does not yet contain all known Other New World Acantheae subgroups.
Only species sampled by McDade et al. (2005) are included in the list above. There are additional described species of Aphelandra, Geissomeria, Encephalosphaera, Neriacanthus, and Rhombochlamys that likely belong here as well. Note that one species of Aphelandra, A. verticillata, is part of the Stenandrium Clade, as is one species of Neriacanthus, N. purdieanus.
Introduction
All other New World members of Acantheae are part of a large, poorly resolved clade that includes Neriacanthus (except Jamaican N. purdieanus which is part of the Stenandrium clade), Rhombochlamys (2 species), Encephalosphaera (3 species), Geissomeria (15 species), and the large and morphologically diverse genus Aphelandra (180 species). Molecular data suggest the existence of a number of subclades but relationships among these are poorly resolved by the data that we assembled for McDade et al. (2005) and that form the basis of the information presented here for Acantheae.
References
McDade, L. A., T. F. Daniel, C. A. Kiel, and K. Vollesen. 2005. Phylogenetic relatinships among Acantheae (Acanthaceae): Major lineages present contrasting patterns of molecular evolution and morphological differentiation. Systematic Botany 30: 834-862.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Aphelandra terryae Standl. |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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| Scientific Name | Aphelandra macrophylla Leonard |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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© 2006
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| Scientific Name | Geissomeria tetragona Lindau |
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| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright | © Thomas F. Daniel |
| Scientific Name | Aphelandra rosulata (Lindau) Wassh. |
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| Location | Ecuador |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Collector | John L. Clark |
| Copyright | © 2005 John L. Clark |
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Carrie Kiel
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- First online 13 September 2006
- Content changed 13 September 2006
Citing this page:
McDade, Lucinda A. and Carrie Kiel. 2006. Other New World Acantheae. Version 13 September 2006 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Other_New_World_Acantheae/52323/2006.09.13 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
