Acanthaceae

Meiosperma Raf.

First published in Fl. Tellur. 4: 64 (1838)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Eritrea to S. Africa, Arabian Peninsula, India.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Oman, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Malaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Monechma.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2022 Francisco, M.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1536] Angola K001634788 Yes
Francisco, M.; Cachissapa, M. [FM1853] Angola K001634809 Yes
Francisco, M.; Rafael, M.; Camôngua, J. [FM1514] Angola K001634811 Yes
Bogdon, A. [3269] Kenya Monechma K:SPC-02915.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Turner, M. [10684] Tanzania Monechma K:SPC-27106.000 No
Holst, C. [8991] Tanzania Monechma K000378743 Syntype Yes
Scott, H. Ethiopia Monechma K:SPC-02918.000 No
Tanner, R. [762] Tanzania Monechma K:SPC-04286.000 No
Chevalier [6878] Chad Monechma K000378694 Type Yes
Hornby, R.M. [114a] Tanzania Monechma K:SPC-13098.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4635] Zambia Monechma K:SPC-13097.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3829] Kenya Monechma K:SPC-02917.000 No
Troupin, G. [2818] Rwanda Monechma K:SPC-04271.000 No
Stuhlmann [2086] Uganda Monechma K000378690 Type Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3750] Kenya Monechma K:SPC-02916.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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