Acanthaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Acanthus Family.
A family of about 230 genera and about 3450 species, herbs, shrubs, vines, and trees, largely tropical.
Ref: Long (1970); McDade & Moody (1999); Wasshausen (1998). Show full citations.
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