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Acanthus mayaccanus is a shrub species in the family Acanthaceae. It is endemic to the Republic of the Congo.
The species is native to West-Central Tropical Africa, primarily in the Congo region. It is endemic to the Republic of the Congo, where it occurs in tropical lowland forests characterized by consistently warm temperatures. The species primarily inhabits wet tropical biomes and grows in moist, shaded environments, typically as part of the forest understory vegetation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Acanthus mayaccanus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
