Acanthaceae
Brillantaisia

Brillantaisia cicatricosa Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 4 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan to S. Tropical Africa. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Burkill in F.T.A. 5: 39 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 475 (1997).
  • Lindau in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 4 (1894).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 159 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Biol. Skr. 51(2): 439 (2005).
  • E.J. 20: 4 (1894)
  • F.P.N.A. 2: 270 (1947)
  • F.T.A. 5: 39 (1899)
  • Fl. Rwanda 3: 446 (1985)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 475 (1997)
  • P.O.A. C: 366 (1895)
  • Troupin, Fl. Pl. Lign. Rwanda: 84 (1982)
  • U.K.W.F. ed. 2: 267 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2014 D'Arcy, W.G. [8587A] Rwanda K000662493 No
Bamps, P. [2833] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505021 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; Katende, A.; Muhanguzi, H.; Nkuutu, D. [523] Uganda K005505351 Yes
Gilbert Rogers, C.; Gardner, H.M. [363] Uganda K005505340 Yes
Leonard, A. [3156] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505014 Yes
Leonard, A. [4690] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505020 Yes
Leonard, A. [1447] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505023 Yes
s.coll. [1539] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505029 Yes
Gutzwiller, R. [3160] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505025 Yes
Patel, H. [25] Mozambique K001417336 Yes
Hemp, A. [4914] Kenya K001765397 Yes
Lind, E. (Dr.) [29] Uganda K005505337 Yes
Leonard, A. [1447] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505022 Yes
Deville, A. [115] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505015 Yes
Léonard [1233] Congo, Republic of the K005505019 Yes
Poulsen, A.D.; et al. [523] Uganda K:SPC-59943.000 No
s.coll. [7] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505030 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P2022] Uganda K005505352 Yes
Paulo, S. [646] Uganda K005505354 Yes
Louis, J. (Dr.) [4632] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505032 Yes
Jurion [193] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505024 Yes
Pole-Evans, I.B.; Erens, J. [1796] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505031 Yes
Witte, D. [8132] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505027 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [2547] Uganda K005505356 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [5555] Uganda K005505350 Yes
Lye, K.A.; Katende, A.B. [6221] Uganda K005505358 Yes
Lebrun, J. [5182] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505013 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1168] Uganda K005505343 Yes
Struhsaker, T.T. [376] Uganda K005505346 Yes
Gutzwiller, R. [796] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505016 Yes
Gutzwiller, R. [1673] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505018 Yes
Harris, T. [648] Mozambique K000614228 No
Osborne, J.; Agostenho, M.; Darbyshire, I.; Fansdeo, G.; Mucaleque, P. [JO1253] Mozambique K001295782 No
Gutzwiller, R. [3235] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505017 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1425] Uganda K005505348 Yes
Symes, Y.E. [750] Uganda K005505349 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [3255] Uganda K005505345 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3647] Uganda K005505338 Yes
Dale, J.R. [U60] Uganda K005505357 Yes
Lebrun, J. [5182] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505026 Yes
Humbert, H. [7413] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505034 Yes
de Witte [478] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505033 Yes
Stauffer, H.U. [46] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505035 Yes
Purseglove, J.W. [P3337] Uganda K005505339 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2944] Uganda K005505341 Yes
Purseglove [P2022] Uganda K005505353 Yes
Thomas, A.S. [Th1168] Uganda K005505344 Yes
Lebrun, J. [4289] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K005505028 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [2944] Uganda K005505342 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [941] Uganda K005505347 Yes
Cunningham, A.B. [4011] Uganda K005505355 Yes
Last, J.T. [s.n.] Mozambique K000393842 Type Yes

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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.
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  • 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/
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    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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