Acanthaceae

Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.Anderson

Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Acanthus

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Acanthus montanus (Acanthus montanus) — FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 八角簕, 八角筋

Synonyms

Acanthus barteri T.Anderson
Cheilopsis montana Nees

Flowers

In flower: January to February (from 10 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mathew Rees, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: KATHERINE WAGNER-REISS, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: David Pereira, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Saint Fédriche NDZAI, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Frz Ariyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Ricardo Lima, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.