Acanthaceae
Mellera

Mellera lobulata S.Moore

First published in J. Bot. 17: 225 (1879)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to Ethiopia and S. Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Central African Repu, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • 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

  • Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 50 (1899).
  • S. Moore in J. Bot. 17: 225, t.203 (1879).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 233 (2008).
  • White et al., Evergr. For. Fl. Malawi: 116 (2001).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 2(1): 1-85. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Binns, Checklist Herb. Fl. Malawi: 15 (1968)
  • Biol. Skr. 51(2): 449 (2005)
  • De Wildeman, Contrib. Etud. Fl. Katanga: 196 (1921)
  • De Wildeman, Etud. Fl. Katanga 1: 143 (1903)
  • E.J. 18: 63, t. 1, fig. 12 (1893)
  • E.P.A.: 931 (1964)
  • Etud. Fl. Congo 1: 315 (1906)
  • F.E.E. 5: 382 (2006).
  • F.T.A. 5: 50 (1899)
  • Fanshawe, Checklist Woody Pl. Zambia: 35 (1970)
  • Fl. Rwanda 3: 472 (1985)
  • J.B. 17: 225, t. 203 (1879)
  • J.B. 45: 91 (1907)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 494 (1997)
  • P.O.A. C: 367 (1895)
  • Symb. Bot. Ups. 29(3): 161 (1991)
  • T.T.C.L.: 13 (1949)
  • Th. & H. Durand, Syll. Fl. Congo: 418 (1909)
  • Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 5: 481 (1916)
  • White et al., For. Fl. Malawi: 116 (2001)
  • Z.A.E.: 293 (1911)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2007 Mwangoka, A.; Nyundo, F.; Daud, A. [4197] Tanzania K000438392 No
May 1, 2007 Mwangoka, A.; Ramadhani, M. [4011] Tanzania K000438393 No
May 1, 2007 Abeid, Y.S.; Pondamali, T.A. [2020] Tanzania K000438391 No
Dec 10, 1896 Waller, H. [s.n.] Mozambique K000394158 Type Yes
Nov 24, 1896 Meller, C.J. [s.n.] Malawi K000394157 Type Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1429] Tanzania K:SPC-04269.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [692] Uganda K:SPC-04270.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [812] Uganda K:SPC-04278.000 No
Darbyshire, I.; Agostenho, M.; Fansdeo, G.; Matimele, H.; Mucaleque, P.; Osborne, J.; Tanleque, C. [1128] Mozambique K001295780 No
Kirk [s.n.] Malawi K000394156 Unknown Type Material Yes
Faulkner, H. [1072] Tanzania K:SPC-17162.000 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