Genus Acanthus Rank Species | ||
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Similar Acanthus, Acanthus ebracteatus, Aegiceras corniculatum, Excoecaria agallocha, Aegiceras | ||
Acanthus ilicifolius, commonly known as Holly-leaved Acanthus, Sea Holly, and Holy Mangrove is a species of shrubs or herbs, of the plant family Acanthaceae, native to Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macao, Malaysia, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and Pacific Islands. It is a small shrub growing along lakes and marshes and sea shores. It is used as medicine in asthma and rheumatism.
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Scungeut shrubs, up to 2 m tall
Shallow tap roots.
Occasionally stilt root
Stem differentiated into distinct node and inter nodes.
Leaf simple opposite becussate, exspipulate, pulvinous to sheathing, lamia oblong, spiny to very spiny margine and wavy, apex acute
Inflowresence recemose
Flowers bracteates, bisexual, complete, gymorphse, calyx-sepalous, polyscpalos, corolla petals 1, large, vioate, Androecium spamen 4 filament, anther bilobed, basifixed, Gynoecium carpel 2, Synncarpy, chambered, two ovale in each chamber
Fruit capsule, kidney shaped.
Germination epigeal, non vivipatous.
