Acanthaceae
Dicliptera

Dicliptera capitata Milne-Redh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 428 (1937)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & S. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I. (2008 publ. 2009). Notes on the genus Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) in Eastern Africa. Kew Bulletin 63: 361-383. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae (Part 2): 287-756.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (2000). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS D: 1-30141.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew 1937: 428 (1937).
  • —Darbyshire in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 2: 707 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I. (2008 publ. 2009). Notes on the genus Dicliptera (Acanthaceae) in Eastern Africa. Kew Bulletin 63: 361-383. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Milne-Redhead, E. [493] Zambia K000378998 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [493] Zambia K000378997 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [10356] Tanzania K:SPC-02810.000 No
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5648] Tanzania K000468776 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8278] Zambia K001589872 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5419] Tanzania K000190649 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5826] Tanzania K000468599 Yes

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

  • 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