A synopsis of the American genus Acanthocladus Klotzsch ex Hassk. (Polygalaceae), based primarily on herbarium studies, is presented, along with an identification key to the currently accepted eight species. Two new synonyms and the following new combinations are presented: A. dukei (Barringer) J. F. B. Pastore & D. B. O. S. Cardoso, A. pulcherrimus (Kuhlm.) J. F. B. Pastore & D. B. O. S. Cardoso, and A. santosii (Wurdack) J. F. B. Pastore & D. B. O. S. Cardoso. The names A. brasiliensis Klotzsch ex Hassk. and A. pulcherrimus are lectotypified.
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13 September 2010
A Synopsis, New Combinations, and Synonyms in Acanthocladus (Polygalaceae)
José Floriano Barêa Pastore,
Domingos Benício Oliveira Silva Cardoso,
Gerardo A. Aymard C.
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Acanthocladus
Central America
Polygala
Polygalaceae
South America