Lankesteria (Acanthaceae)

Lankesteria hispida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Whitfieldieae
Subtribus: Lankesteriinae
Genus: Lankesteria
Species: L. alba – L. barteri – L. brevior – L. elegans – L. glandulosa – L. hispida – L. thyrsoidea

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lankesteria (Acanthaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 25. Reference page.

Name

Lankesteria Lindl., 1845

Distribution

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 References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J., 1845. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 31(Misc.): 86

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lankesteria (Acanthaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Lankesteria (Acanthaceae). 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. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Lankesteria (Acanthaceae). Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Nov. 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lankesteria (Acanthaceae). Published online. Accessed: Nov. 25 2022.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lankesteria (Acanthaceae). .

Vernacular names

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