Acanthaceae
Brillantaisia

Brillantaisia lancifolia Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 98 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Gabon. It is a scrambling subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Nigeria

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Benoist in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 60: 335.
  • F.T.A. 5: 40
  • in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. 17: 98 (1893)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Onana, J.M. (2011). The vascular plants of Cameroon a taxonomic checklist with IUCN assessments: 1-195. National herbarium of Cameroon, Yaoundé.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2023 Cheek, M.; Ndive; Sama; Enow; Enow; Tampie, J.; Tampie, D.; Tako, T.; Obi, M. [14434] Cameroon K001518515 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Mackinder, B. [335] Cameroon K000109471 No
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [9701] Cameroon K000109472 No
Jan 1, 2002 Gosline, G. [219] Cameroon K000109512 No
Jan 1, 1994 Cable, S. [223] Cameroon K000011268 No
Jun 8, 1960 Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [1270] Nigeria K000393858 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jun 8, 1960 Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [1270] Nigeria K000393859 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cheek, M.; Ngame, C.; Zappi; Lumba; Galla. [11454] Cameroon K001518563 Yes
Mann, G. [1688] Gabon K000393853 Type Yes
Thomas, D.W. [2775] Cameroon K000029210 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