Acanthaceae
Acanthus polystachyus
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Acanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- Tamil
- அகான்தசு பாலிசுடாசைசு
Synonyms
- Acanthus arboreus f. albiflorus Fiori
- Acanthus arboreus var. pubescens Thomson ex Oliv.
- Acanthus arboreus var. pubescens Oliv.
- Acanthus flamandii De Wild.
- Acanthus pubescens (Oliv.) Engl.
- Acanthus ugandensis C.B.Clarke
- Dilivaria polystachya (Delile) Endl.
- Zonablephis polistachys (Delile) Raf.
- Zonablephis polystachius (Delile) Raf.
- Zonablephis polystachyus (Delile) Raf.
Photos
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Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.