Acanthaceae
Lankesteria

Lankesteria thyrsoidea S.Moore

First published in A.B.Rendle & al., Cat. Pl. Oban: 77 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Cameroon. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Cat. Talb. 77 (1913).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Holland, J.H. [229] Nigeria K000394031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3034] Cameroon K000029181 No
Maitland, T.D. [1151] Cameroon K000029178 No
Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [s.n.] Nigeria K000394028 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holland, J.H. [180] Nigeria K000394030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [s.n.] Nigeria K000394029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1151] Cameroon K000029179 No
Thomas, D.W. [3216] Cameroon K000029180 No
Talbot, P.A. [1646] Nigeria K000394027 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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