Acleisanthes
Acleisanthes is a genus of flowering plants in the Bougainvillea family, Nyctaginaceae. There are currently 16 species. The generic name is derived from the Greek words ακλειοτος (akleistos), meaning "not closed," and ανθος (anthos), meaning "flower." Plants of this genus are known commonly as trumpets due to the elongated, open-ended shape of their flowers. These are arid-adapted perennials with thick taproots which are usually compact and low to the ground or slightly ascending. An individual plant...
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
angel trumpets
speciesAcleisanthes longiflora
Berlandier's Trumpets
speciesAcleisanthes obtusa
Goosefoot Moonpod
speciesAcleisanthes chenopodioides
oblique-leaf trumpets
speciesAcleisanthes anisophylla
Spreading Moonpod
speciesAcleisanthes diffusa
desert wing-fruit
speciesAcleisanthes nevadensis
Lance-Leaf Moonpod
speciesAcleisanthes lanceolata
Narrowleaf Moonpod
speciesAcleisanthes angustifolia
Littleleaf Moonpod
speciesAcleisanthes parvifolia
Texas Trumpets
speciesAcleisanthes crassifolia
Havard trumpets
speciesAcleisanthes acutifolia
Acleisanthes nana
speciesAcleisanthes nana
Acleisanthes purpusiana
speciesAcleisanthes purpusiana
Wright's Trumpets
speciesAcleisanthes wrightii
Acleisanthes undulata
speciesAcleisanthes undulata
Acleisanthes palmeri
speciesAcleisanthes palmeri
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71945.