Acanthochlamys

Acanthochlamys
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Pandanales
Family:	Velloziaceae
Genus:	Acanthochlamys P.C. Kao
Species:	A. bracteata
Binomial name
Acanthochlamys bracteata P.C.Kao
Synonyms [2] [3]
Didymocolpus S.C. Chen Didymocolpus nanus S.C. Chen

Acanthochlamys is a monotypic genus of herbaceous plants described as a genus in 1980. ^{[4] [5]} 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 . ^[6]

There is only one known species, Acanthochlamys bracteata, native to Tibet and Sichuan. ^[2]

References

1. Chadburn, H. (2017). "Acanthochlamys bracteata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T22486366A22488478. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22486366A22488478.en . Retrieved 30 May 2025.
2. Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 273 芒苞草 mang bao cao Acanthochlamys bracteata P. C. Kao, Phytotax. Res. 1: 2. 1980.
3. The Plant List, Acanthochlamys bracteata P.C.Kao
4. Kao Pao-chung 1980. Phytotaxonomic Research. Chengdu 1:1
5. Tropicos, Acanthochlamys P.C. Kao
6. 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