Summary description from Wikipedia:

Acanthus ilicifolius in languages:

Chinese

老鼠簕

English

holly mangrove

English

bear's-breech

English

holly-leaved acanthus

English

sea holly

English

Spiny Bears Breech

Indonesian

Jeruju

Indonesian

Daruju

Japanese

ムラサキミズヒイラギ

Russian

Акант падуболистный

Thai

เหงือกปลาหมอดอกม่วง

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Parent Taxon

• Acanthus

Sibling Taxa

• Acanthus arboreus
• Acanthus austromontanus
• Acanthus carduaceus
• Acanthus dioscoridis
• Acanthus ebracteatus
• Acanthus eminens
• Acanthus greuterianus
• Acanthus guineensis
• Acanthus hirsutus
• Acanthus hungaricus
• Acanthus ilicifolius
• Acanthus kulalensis
• Acanthus latisepalus
• Acanthus leucostachyus
• Acanthus longibracteatus
• Acanthus mollis
• Acanthus montanus
• Acanthus polystachyus
• Acanthus sennii
• Acanthus spinosus
• Acanthus spinosus × mollis
• Acanthus syriacus
• Acanthus ueleensis
• Acanthus volubilis

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