Acanthaceae
Lepidagathis

Lepidagathis andersoniana Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 16 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cameroon, Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 16 (1894).
  • in Engler, Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrika C: 368 (1895) as L. andersonii.
  • —Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 126 (1899) in part, excluding Whyte s.n. from Chitipa (Fort Hill), Malawi.
  • —Darbyshire in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 2: 318, fig.47.1–2 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2008 Buchanan [76] K000529243 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 31, 1897 Buchanan [325] Mozambique K000529242 Type Yes
Mar 27, 1897 Buchanan, J. [774] Malawi K000529244 Type Yes
Osborne, J.; Banze, A.; Rachide, T.; Saide, R.O. (guide) [JO1681] Mozambique K001346924 No
Buchanan, J. [832] Malawi K000529245 Syntype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5766] Tanzania K000468658 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9598] Tanzania K:SPC-02904.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9598A] Tanzania K:SPC-04268.000 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

  • 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