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| − | + | '''''Acanthus''''' is a [[genus]] of about 30 species of [[flowering plant]]s in the family [[Acanthaceae]], native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the [[Roman World]], with the highest species diversity in the [[Mediterranean Basin]] and [[Asia]]. Common names include '''Acanthus''' and '''Bear's breeches'''. The generic name is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word ακανθος (''acanthos''), meaning "thorny."<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=esMPU5DHEGgC& |first=Umberto |last=Quattrocchi |title=CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C |year=2000 |publisher=CRC Press |isbn=9780849326752 |page=23}}</ref> | |
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Acanthus (akanthos, thorn). Acanthaceae. Bear's Breech. A genus of twenty species of temperate Old World, mostly hardy herbaceous perennials of vigorous growth and broad pinnatifid foliage, suitable for backgrounds of borders and subtropical effects. | Acanthus (akanthos, thorn). Acanthaceae. Bear's Breech. A genus of twenty species of temperate Old World, mostly hardy herbaceous perennials of vigorous growth and broad pinnatifid foliage, suitable for backgrounds of borders and subtropical effects. | ||
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| − | *''[[Acanthus balcanicus]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus balcanicus]]'' <small>Heywood & I.Richardson</small> (Syn. ''Acanthus hungaricus'' <small>([[Vincze von Borbás|Borbás]]) [[Carl Baenitz|Baenitz]]</small>, ''Acanthus longifolius'' <small>[[Nicolaus Thomas Host|Host]]</small>) |
| − | *''[[Acanthus dioscoridis]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus dioscoridis]]'' <small>[[Carl Ludwig Willdenow|Willd.]]</small> |
| − | *''[[Acanthus ebracteatus]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus ebracteatus]]'' <small>[[Martin Vahl|Vahl]]</small> |
| − | *''[[Acanthus eminens]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus eminens]]'' <small>[[Charles Baron Clarke|C.B.Clarke]]</small> |
| − | *''[[Acanthus hirsutus]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus hirsutus]]'' <small>[[Pierre Edmond Boissier|Boiss.]]</small> |
| − | + | *''[[Acanthus ilicifolius]]'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]</small> | |
| − | *''[[Acanthus ilicifolius]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus mollis]]'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]</small> |
| − | *''[[Acanthus mollis]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus montanus]]'' <small>[[Thomas Anderson (botanist)|T.Anders.]]</small> |
| − | *''[[Acanthus montanus]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus polystachyus]]'' <small>[[Alire Raffeneau-Delile|Delile]]</small> |
| − | *''[[Acanthus polystachyus]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus spinosus]]'' <small>[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]</small> |
| − | *''[[Acanthus spinosus]]'' | + | *''[[Acanthus syriacus]]'' <small>[[Pierre Edmond Boissier|Boiss.]]</small><ref name="GRINSpecies>{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?61 |title=Species Records of ''Acanthus'' |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |accessdate=2010-06-19}}</ref> |
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Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Roman World, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. Common names include Acanthus and Bear's breeches. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ακανθος (acanthos), meaning "thorny."[1]
The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, rarely subshrubs, with spiny leaves and flower spikes bearing white or purplish flowers. Size varies from 0.4 to 2 m in height.
Read about Acanthus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Acanthus (akanthos, thorn). Acanthaceae. Bear's Breech. A genus of twenty species of temperate Old World, mostly hardy herbaceous perennials of vigorous growth and broad pinnatifid foliage, suitable for backgrounds of borders and subtropical effects. Height 3-4 ft.: spikes 1-1 1/2 ft. long; fls. dull white to rose or purplish, sessile, spicate, densely clustered; corolla 1-lipped, the lip 3-lobed; anthers 1-celled, ciliate. Mostly S. Eu. They need a rich, light, well-drained soil and much sunshine. Excessive moisture is fatal, especially in winter and spring. Fall-planted stock should always be protected for the winter by long litter or evergreen boughs, even where established plants are hardy. Must be deeply mulched north in winter. Propagation is by division in spring or early autumn, and by seeds. It is supposed that acanthus leaves afforded the suggestion for the foliage decoration on the capital of the Corinthian and other columns. Fig. 85 shows the conventionalized decoration, and Fig. 86 the form of leaf of A. spinosus. The leaves of A. mollis were probably also involved in variations of decoration.CH
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Species
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- Acanthus balcanicus Heywood & I.Richardson (Syn. Acanthus hungaricus (Borbás) Baenitz, Acanthus longifolius Host)
- Acanthus dioscoridis Willd.
- Acanthus ebracteatus Vahl
- Acanthus eminens C.B.Clarke
- Acanthus hirsutus Boiss.
- Acanthus ilicifolius L.
- Acanthus mollis L.
- Acanthus montanus T.Anders.
- Acanthus polystachyus Delile
- Acanthus spinosus L.
- Acanthus syriacus Boiss.[2]
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Acanthus montanus
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Acanthus. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Acanthus QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
- ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C. CRC Press. p. 23. ISBN 9780849326752. http://books.google.com/books?id=esMPU5DHEGgC&.
- ↑ "Species Records of Acanthus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved on 2010-06-19.
