Acanthaceae
Lankesteria

Lankesteria brevior C.B.Clarke

First published in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 110 (1905)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Benin, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aké Assi, Contrib. 1: 207.
  • in J. Llnn. Soc. 37: 110 (1905)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10120] Cameroon K000109341 No
Jan 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [4681] Cameroon K000109342 No
Jan 1, 1995 Gereau, R.E. [5665] Cameroon K000029157 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [522] Cameroon K000011393 No
Jan 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [843] Cameroon K000011392 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [616] Cameroon K000011394 No
Jan 1, 1989 Nemba, J. [333] Cameroon K000029159 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [4147] Cameroon K000029156 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [5135] Cameroon K000029158 No
Jan 1, 1984 Thomas, D.W. [4161] Cameroon K000029154 No
Mar 16, 1905 Cummins, H.A. [199] Ghana K000394036 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 16, 1905 Cummins, H.A. [50] Ghana K000394033 Syntype Yes
Jan 4, 1905 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000394038 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 4, 1905 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Liberia K000394037 Unknown Type Material Yes
Staudt, A. [538] Cameroon K000029152 No
Dunlap [173] Cameroon K000029151 No
Jongkind, C.C.H. [10259] Liberia K001562952 No
Tchiengue, B.; Horwath, A. [2432] Cameroon K001394487 Yes
Johnson, W.H. [257] Ghana K000394034 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomas, D.W. [2704] Cameroon K000029155 No
Burton; Cameron [s.n.] Ghana K000394035 Holotype Yes
Etuge, M. [423] Cameroon K000029160 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

    • '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 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