Acanthaceae
Isoglossa

Isoglossa melleri Baker

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 431 (1885)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Madagascar. It grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Decary, M.R. [10387] Madagascar K005326887 Yes
Baron, R. (Revd) [4297] Madagascar K005326889 Yes
Malcomber, S.; Randriamantena, D. [2401] Madagascar K005326883 Yes
Antilahimena, P.; Antonjarara, H.; Jaosoa, F. [583] Madagascar K005326886 Yes
Humbert [18467] Madagascar K005326881 Yes
Meller [s.n.] Madagascar K000378778 Unknown Type Material Yes
van der Werff, H.; Mcpherson, G.; Rapanarivo, S. [13771] Madagascar K005326882 Yes
Baron, R. (Revd) [3438] Madagascar K005326888 Yes
Meller [s.n.] Madagascar K000378776 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meller [s.n.] Madagascar K000378777 Unknown Type Material Yes
Antilahimena, P.; Antonjarara, H.; Jaosoa, F. [583] Madagascar K005326885 Yes
Humbert, H.; Cours, G. [17793] Madagascar K005326884 Yes
Kotozafy, A.; Randriamanantena, D.; Randrianasolo, J. [183] Madagascar K005326880 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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