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Acanthopale
Sign in to saveAcanthopale is a plant genus of shrubs or subshrubs in the Acanthaceae plant family. The genus name is based on the classic Greek words for thorn ákantha and stake palum. Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants.
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- PhylumAnnelida
- ClassPolychaeta
- OrderPhyllodocida
- FamilyChrysopetalidae
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Acanthopale is a plant genus of shrubs or subshrubs in the Acanthaceae plant family. The genus name is based on the classic Greek words for thorn ákantha and stake palum. Some species in the genus are cultivated as ornamental plants.
== Species == 12 species are accepted: Acanthopale aethiogermanica Acanthopale breviceps Acanthopale cuneifolia Acanthopale confertiflora Acanthopale decempedalis (synonym A. cameronica ) Acanthopale humblotii Acanthopale laxiflora (syn. Dischistocalyx laxiflorus ) Acanthopale macrocarpa Vollesen Acanthopale madagascariensis Acanthopale perrieri Acanthopale pubescens Acanthopale ramiflora
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