Acanthaceae
Brillantaisia

Brillantaisia pubescens T.Anderson ex Oliv.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 125 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa, Madagascar. It is an annual or perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Burkill in F.T.A. 5: 38 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 475 (1997).
  • Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. 29: 125 (1875).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 154 (2008).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Benoist, Cat. Pl. Madag. Acanthacées: 13 (1939)
  • Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London 28: 84, fig. 8 (1998).
  • F.T.A. 5: 38 (1899)
  • K.B. 36: 570 (1981)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 475 (1997)
  • Opera Bot. 59: 79 (1980)
  • Trans. Linn. Soc. 29: 125, pl. 125 (1875)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Speke; Grant [s.n.] Tanzania K000393851 Type Yes
Greenway [8044] Zambia K:SPC-01224.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0