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Acanthochlamys
Sign in to saveAcanthochlamys is a monotypic genus of herbaceous plants described as a genus in 1980. It has long been included in the Amaryllidaceae, but more recent systems place it in the Velloziaceae. Kao in 1989 placed in its own family, the Acanthochlamydaceae.
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Vinony's link graph records 3 inbound references to Acanthochlamys, and connects out to plant, Tibet and Wikidata.
It is catalogued under topics including Endemic flora of China, IUCN Red List vulnerable species and Monotypic Pandanales genera.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderPandanales
- FamilyVelloziaceae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Velloziaceae
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- taxon name
- Acanthochlamys
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Acanthochlamys
- taxonomic type
- Acanthochlamys bracteata
- taxon common name
- 芒苞草属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Acanthochlamys is a monotypic genus of herbaceous plants described as a genus in 1980. It has long been included in the Amaryllidaceae, but more recent systems place it in the Velloziaceae. Kao in 1989 placed in its own family, the Acanthochlamydaceae.
There is only one known species, Acanthochlamys bracteata, native to Tibet and Sichuan.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Acanthochlamys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.