Acanthaceae
Brachystephanus

Brachystephanus longiflorus Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 21: 53 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Nigeria to W. Cameroon, Bioko. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Champluvier, D. & Darbyshire, I. (2009). A revision of the genera Brachystephanus and Oreacanthus (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 115-192.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 5: 178.
  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 20: 53 (1894)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Champluvier, D. & Darbyshire, I. (2009). A revision of the genera Brachystephanus and Oreacanthus (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 115-192.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7206] Cameroon K000190182 No
Oct 1, 2003 Cheek, M. [7206] Cameroon K000008850 No
Sep 1, 1996 Lane, P. [243] Cameroon K000461124 No
Oct 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [444] Cameroon K000011272 No
Apr 23, 1897 Preuss [890] Cameroon K000394852 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gregory, H. [229] Cameroon K000461125 No
Preuss, P.R. [890] Cameroon K000461126 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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