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  1. Family: Orobanchaceae Vent.
    1. Genus: Thunbergianthus Engl.

      1. Thunbergianthus ruwenzoriensis R.D.Good

        This species is accepted, and its native range is E. DR Congo to SW. Uganda.

    [FTEA]

    Scrophulariaceae, S.A. Ghazanfar, F.N. Hepper & D. Philcox. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2008

    Type
    Type: Uganda, Ruwenzori Mts, Humphreys 505 (BM!, holo.)
    Habit
    Climbing shrub up to 12 m high.
    Stem
    Stems quadangular, grooved, scabrid with minute reflexed prickles
    Leaves
    Leaves opposite, ovate to narrowly or broadly triangular, 4–9 cm long, 2.5–6 cm broad, base truncate to cordate, apex acuminate, margins usually coarsely toothed near the base, glabrous above, aculeate on veins beneath; petioles 1–3 cm long, aculeate
    Flowers
    Flowers 1–2 in each distal axil forming a pendent inflorescence; pedicels 3–5 cm long; bracteoles 2, linear, 2–4 cm long
    Calyx
    Calyx tube 8 mm long; lobes broadly deltoid, 8 mm long, acute, sparsely aculeate
    Corolla
    Corolla pink to mauve, tube ± 3.5 cm long, cylindrical, basal part 5 mm in diameter, widening to throat to about 2.5 cm in diameter; lobes 1.5–2.5 cm long and broad
    Stamens
    Stamens 2 + 2; anthers 8 mm long
    Gynoecium
    Ovary glabrous;  style up to 6 cm long; stigma globose, 4–5 mm in diameter
    Fruits
    Capsule ovoid, ± 1 cm in diameter, dehiscing loculicidally with 4 valves
    Figures
    Fig 31, p 107
    Ecology
    Submontane and montane forest; 1300–2100 m
    Conservation
    Least Concern (LC)
    Distribution
    Range: Congo-Kinshasa, Rwanda, Burundi Flora districts: U2
    [FTEA]
    Use
    None recorded on specimens from our area

    Distribution

    Native to:

    Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zaïre

    Thunbergianthus ruwenzoriensis R.D.Good appears in other Kew resources:

    Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status
    Bridson, D. [385], Rwanda 43786.000

    First published in J. Bot. 66: 38 (1928)

    Accepted by

    • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
    • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
    • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.

    Literature

    Kew Backbone Distributions
    • Ghazanfar, S.A., Hepper, F.N. & Philcox, D. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Scrophulariaceae: 1-211.
    • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
    • Lewalle, J. (1970). Liste floristique et répartition altitudinale de la flore du Burundi occidental: 1-84. Université officielle de Bujumbura.
    Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • Troupin, Fl. pl. lign. Rwanda: 648, fig. 223 (1982).
    • J.B. 66: 38 (1928)

    Sources

    Flora of Tropical East Africa
    Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
    'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

    Kew Backbone Distributions
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

    Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2019. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0