Acanthaceae
Whitfieldia

Whitfieldia orientalis Vollesen

First published in Kew Bull. 59: 123 (2004)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to NE. Mozambique. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Grall, A. & Darbyshire, I. (2021). A synopsis of the African genus Whitfieldia (Acanthaceae: Whitfieldieae) and a key to the species. Kew Bulletin 76: 191-221. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.

Kew Bulletin

  • --- (1980b). A review of Pleioceras (Apocynaceae) and P. orientale, sp. nov. from Tanzania. Bot. Tidsskr. 75: 55-62.
  • Bidgood, S. & Vollesen, K. (1992). Bauhinia loeseneriana reinstated, with notes on the forests of the Rondo Plateau, SE Tanzania. Kew Bull. 47: 759 - 765.
  • Clarke, C. B. (1899- 1900). Acanthaceae. In: W. T. Thiselton-Dyer (ed.), Flora of Tropical Africa 5: 1 - 262 & 506 - 515. L. Reeve & Co., London.
  • Evrard, & Demillecamps, E. (1992). Étude systématique et palynologique du genre Whitfieldia (Acanthaceae - Whitfieldieae) en Afrique Centrale. Belg. J. Bot. 125:89-100.
  • Lindau, G. (1894). Beitrége zur Flora von Afrika. 9. Acanthaceae africanae. II. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 1 - 76.
  • Lovett, J. C. (1993). Eastern Arc moist forest flora. In: J. Lovett & S. K. Wasser (eds.), Biogeography and Ecology of the rain forests of Eastern Africa: 33 - 55.
  • Robertson, S. A. & Luke, W. R. Q. (1993). The Checklist of Vascular Plants of Coastal Kenya. In Kenya Coastal Forests. Report of the NMK/WWF Coast Forest Survey. WWF Project 3256: Kenya, Coast Forest Status, Conservation and Management. Chapter 2: 1 - 107.
  • Vollesen, K. B. (1980a). Annotated check-list of the vascular plants of the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. Opera Bot. 59: 1 - 117.
  • White, F. (1983). The vegetation of Africa. Unesco, Switzerland.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 267 (2008).
  • Vollesen in Kew Bull. 59: 123, fig.1 (2004);

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • K.B. 59: 123, fig. 1 (2004).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Bidgood, S.; Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [1458] Tanzania K000780518 Isotype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Abdallah, R.; Vollesen, K.B. [1458] Tanzania K000780517 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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