Sphinctacanthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to Myanmar and Sumatra.[2] Poorly attested, it seems to be found in tropical evergreen forests.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Justicieae |
| Genus: | Sphinctacanthus Benth. (1876)[1] |
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Species
editCurrently accepted species include:[2]
- Sphinctacanthus parkinsonii C.E.C.Fisch.
- Sphinctacanthus viridiflorus Ridl.
References
edit- ^ G.Bentham & J.D.Hooker, Gen. Pl. 2: 1118 (1876)
- ^ a b "Sphinctacanthus Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ McDade, Lucinda A.; Daniel, Thomas F.; Kiel, Carrie A. (2018). "The Tetramerium Lineage (Acanthaceae, Justicieae) Revisited: Phylogenetic Relationships Reveal Polyphyly of Many New World Genera Accompanied by Rampant Evolution of Floral Morphology". Systematic Botany. 43: 97–116. doi:10.1600/036364418X697003. S2CID 90718104.