Lankesteria (Acanthaceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Lankesteria Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 86 (1845)

Type species: Lankesteria hispida (Willd.) T.Anderson. J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 32 (1863)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa
- Regional: Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
Introduced into:
- Trinidad-Tobago

Lindley, J., 1845. Edwards's botanical register; or, ornamental flower-garden and shrubbery (vol. 24+ sub-title: and monthly chronicle of botanical and horticultural news) 31 (Misc.): 86.

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lankesteria (Acanthaceae).
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Hassler, M. 2022. Lankesteria. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lankesteria (Acanthaceae). Published online. Accessed: Nov. 25 2022. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Lankesteria. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Nov. 2022. Reference page.