System APG III
class: Equisetopsida C. Agardh
subclass: Magnoliidae Novák ex Takht.
superorder: Asteranae Takht.
order: Lamiales Bromhead
family: !Acanthaceae Juss.
subfamily: Acanthoideae
tribe: Acantheae
genus: !Acanthus L.
Synonym(s):
Native:
AFRICA: Eastern Africa: Ethiopia, Burundi, Uganda
Anthesis: Mar-Apr
Fruits/Seeds
Giardini Botanici Hanbury 13 March 2012
Giardini Botanici Hanbury 13 March 2012
Giardini Botanici Hanbury 13 March 2012
Giardini Botanici Hanbury 13 March 2012
For one of the first descriptions of this taxon see in Biodiversity Heritage Library : Gardeners Chronicles N° 797, April 5, 1902, 221 (plant illustrated at p 222): New or noteworthy plants: Acanthus arboreus Forssk. by Charles Sprengler.