Acanthothamnus

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Acanthothamnus is a monotypic genus in the family Celastraceae which contains only the species Acanthothamnus aphyllus. The genus is sometimes known by the unaccepted synonym Scandivepres and its natural range spans central Mexico.[2][3]

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Acanthothamnus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Celastrales
Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Acanthothamnus
Brandegee, 1909
Species:
A. aphyllus
Binomial name
Acanthothamnus aphyllus
Synonyms[1]
  • Scandivepres Loes. (1910)
  • Acanthothamnus viridis Brandegee (1909)
  • Celastrus aphyllus Schltdl. (1841)
  • Scandivepres mexicanus Loes. (1910)
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Taxonomy

Acanthothamnus is most closely related to the genera Brexia and Canotia.[4]

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