Acanthaceae
Lankesteria

Lankesteria alba Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 68 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to NE. Mozambique. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Lindau in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 68 (1905).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 275 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.J. 38: 68 (1905)
  • Robertson & Luke, Kenya Coastal Forests 2: 83 (1993)
  • Ruffo et al., Cat. Lushoto Herb. Tanzania: 8 (1996).
  • Symb. Bot. Ups. 29(3): 161 (1991)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Greenway; Rawlins [9351] Kenya K004594389 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A.; Charles, M.; Zuakuu, T. [5562] Tanzania K004594406 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J.; Gillett, J.B.; Gachathi, N. [77/541] Kenya K004594401 Yes
Iversen, S.T.; Steiner, M.; Temu, R.P.C. [86371] Tanzania K004594411 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Evans, A.W. [70/793] Kenya K004594400 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K899] Tanzania K004594410 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [35] Kenya K004594398 Yes
Clarke, G.P. [45] Tanzania K004594424 Yes
Mbago, F.M.; Mpanda, A.; Anders [FMM2248] Tanzania K004594423 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Rawlins, S.P. [9351] Kenya K004594390 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1126] Kenya K004594397 Yes
Adams, B.R. [119] Kenya K004594399 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [3079] Tanzania K004594415 Yes
Anthony, B.J. [2] Tanzania K004594421 Yes
Peter, G.A. [60717] Tanzania K004594407 Yes
Frontier-Tanzania [1181] Tanzania K004594416 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Estes, R. [1258] Kenya K004594404 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [71/799] Kenya K004594395 Yes
Polhill, R.M.; Lovett, J.M.; Lovett, J.C. [4875] Tanzania K004594417 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Glover, P. [1044] Kenya K004594393 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A.; Leonard, C.; Perkin, A.; Alphonce, G. [5856] Tanzania K004594414 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [6251] Tanzania K004594422 Yes
Mwangoka, M.A.; Semng'ombe, D. [6180] Tanzania K004594405 Yes
Peter, G.A. [60519] Tanzania K004594412 Yes
Magogo, F.C.; Estes, R. [1151] Kenya K004594392 Yes
Abeid, Y.S. [640] Tanzania K004594418 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M.; Brenan, J.H.; Gillett, J.B.; Chomba, W. (Miss) [14531] Kenya K004594403 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K878] Tanzania K004594409 Yes
Luke; Robertson [2623] Kenya K004594394 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1126] Kenya K004594396 Yes
Rawlins, S.P. [191] Kenya K004594391 Yes
Ezrom, P.; Mpanga, H.; Matumbi, S. [195] Tanzania K004594420 Yes
s.coll. [6324] Kenya K004594402 Yes
Peter, G.A. [K886] Tanzania K004594408 Yes
Hawthorne, W. [1257] Tanzania K004594419 Yes
Kibure, O.A. [5] Tanzania K004594413 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • 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.
    • 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 2026. 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 2026. 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