Acanthaceae

Thunbergia Retz.

First published in Physiogr. Sälsk. Handl. 1: 163 (1780)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Congo, Djibouti, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Caroline Is., Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Madeira, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, Niue, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Samoa, Seychelles, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Taiwan, Texas, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Benoist in Notulae Syst. 11: 144 (1944).
  • Benoist in Notulae Syst. 2: 287 (1912-13)
  • F.T.A. 5: 8
  • Phys. Saellsk. Handl. 1: 163 (1776), nom. cons.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Bremekamp in Verh. Kon. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch., Afd. Natuurk., ser.2, 50(4): 1 (1955).
  • Retz. in Physiogr. Saelsk. Handl. 1(3): 163 (1780).
  • Schönenberger & Endress in Int. J. Plant Sci. 159: 446–465 (1998),

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bull. Herb. Boiss. 2: 259 (1894)
  • DC., Prodr. 11: 54 (1847)
  • F.T.A. 5: 8 (1899)
  • Int. J. Plant Sci. 159: 446 (1998), nom. conserv., non Thunbergia Montin (1773)
  • J.B. 32: 219 (1894)
  • Notul. Syst. 11: 144 (1944)
  • Notul. Syst. 2: 287 (1912)
  • Phys. Saelsk. Handl. 1, 3: 163 (1780)
  • Verh. K. Nederl. Akad. Wetensk., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. 2, Part 50, No. 4: 1 (1955)

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.; Camôngua, J. [FM1933] Angola K001634777 Yes
Mar 1, 2015 Razakamalala, R.; Ramison, R.G. [4919] Madagascar K000662606 Yes
Dec 1, 2007 Ambriansyah et al. [AA 3092] Indonesia K000224658 Yes
Dec 10, 2004 Munzinger, J. [147] Laos K000222992 Yes
Nov 20, 2003 Monyrak, M., et al. [451] Cambodia K000184301 Yes
Jan 1, 1922 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000357682 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1922 Wight, R. [s.n.] India K000357972 Type Yes
Nov 11, 1899 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000393721 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 8, 1896 Drege [s.n.] South Africa K000393723 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lyall [s.n.] Madagascar K000393752 Unknown Type Material Yes
Iharivolana; Havinga, A.M. [Ih 392] Madagascar K001767064 No
Baron, R. [2001] Madagascar K000393750 Unknown Type Material Yes
Holst, C. [9092] Tanzania K000393625 Isotype Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [1897] Madagascar K000393753 Unknown Type Material Yes
Friis, I.; Bidgood, S.; Høst, P.; Desissa, D.; Kebede, S. [7138] Ethiopia K004144794 Yes
Weihe, P.O. [22] Malawi K:SPC-04301.000 No
Marshall, J.M.B. Sri Lanka K:SPC-33408.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7952] Tanzania K:SPC-04312.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2640] Zambia K:SPC-04314.000 No
Ash [773] Ethiopia K:SPC-51047.000 No
Faulkner, H. [1112] Tanzania K:SPC-17168.000 No
Smith, M.R. [Cat. no. 766] Bangladesh K001111830 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ash [891] Ethiopia K:SPC-51046.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 766] Nepal K001111828 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schimper [758] Ethiopia K000393638 Type Yes
Schimper [758] Ethiopia K000393639 Type Yes
Schimper [758] Ethiopia K000393640 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9043] Tanzania K:SPC-04313.000 No
Faulkner, H. [1222] Tanzania K:SPC-13111.000 No
Leeuwenberg, A.J.M. [6857] Cameroon K000029036 Yes
Etuge, M. [294] Cameroon K000029035 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Gama, S.; Calzada, J.I. [20139] Mexico K001636274 Yes
Gautier, L.; Tahinarivony, A.J.; Rapp, L. [LG 6776] Madagascar K001906757 No
Keay, R.W.J. [28276] Nigeria K:SPC-24159.000 No
Friis, I.; Gilbert, M.G.; Vollesen, K.B. [3972] Ethiopia K004144795 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 766] Nepal K001111832 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cruse, A.W. [408] Zambia K:SPC-04311.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8506] Tanzania K:SPC-13102.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 766] Nepal K001111831 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8383] Tanzania K:SPC-04309.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 766] Nepal K001111829 Unknown Type Material Yes
Quartin-Dillon; Petit [176] Ethiopia K000393641 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kenya K:SPC-13112.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 768] Burma K001111857 Unknown Type Material Yes
Myers, J.G. [9756] Sudan K004144793 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 768] Burma K001111855 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooper, T. [560 (mixed with)] South Africa K000393722 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ash [1470] Ethiopia K:SPC-35696.000 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3834] Madagascar K000393751 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7896] Tanzania K:SPC-13108.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 768] Burma K001111856 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cruse, A.W. [422] Zambia K:SPC-13113.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [8132] Zambia K:SPC-03648.000 No
Wood, J.M. [543] South Africa K000393720 Unknown Type Material Yes
Madagascar K000393759 Unknown Type Material Yes
Onochie, C.F.A. [40265] Nigeria K:SPC-17175.000 No

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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