Acanthochlamys is a monotypic genus of herbaceous plants described as a genus in 1980.[3][4] It has long been included in the Amaryllidaceae, but more recent systems place it in the Velloziaceae. Kao in 1989 placed in its own family, the Acanthochlamydaceae.[5]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Velloziaceae |
| Genus: | Acanthochlamys P.C. Kao |
| Species: | A. bracteata
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthochlamys bracteata P.C.Kao
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There is only one known species, Acanthochlamys bracteata, native to Tibet and Sichuan.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 273 芒苞草 mang bao cao Acanthochlamys bracteata P. C. Kao, Phytotax. Res. 1: 2. 1980.
- ^ The Plant List, Acanthochlamys bracteata P.C.Kao
- ^ Kao Pao-chung 1980. Phytotaxonomic Research. Chengdu 1:1
- ^ Tropicos, Acanthochlamys P.C. Kao
- ^ Kao Pao-chung 1989. Acta Botanica Sichuanica 1-14. Note: The journal was apparently printed privately by Kao to publish her own papers; see IPNI, http://www.ipni.org/ipni/idPublicationSearch.do?back_page=&id=14662-2