Acanthaceae
Lankesteria

Lankesteria hispida (Willd.) T.Anderson

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 32 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Cameroon. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berhaut, J. (1971). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 1: 1-626. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aké Assi, Contrib. 1: 207.
  • Schnell in Mém. I.F.A.N. 22: 517
  • in J. Linn. Soc. 7: 32 (1863)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berhaut, J. (1971). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 1: 1-626. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • 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, 1992 Harris, D.J. [2671] Cameroon K000029176 No
Jan 1, 1992 Harris, D.J. [2666] Cameroon K000029177 No
Adam, J.G. [20382] Liberia K004594299 Yes
[Barter] [8] Sierra Leone K004594311 Yes
Jordan, H.D. [2047] Sierra Leone K004594317 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3487] Sierra Leone K004594292 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [2496] Sierra Leone K004594319 Yes
Molmou, D.; Konomou, G.; Nabi [1530] Guinea K001393909 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [7835] Sierra Leone K004594308 Yes
Dinklage, M. [3340] Liberia K004594303 Yes
Haba, P.M.; Bouamou, D.; Gbilimou, L.T.; Haba, A. [660] Guinea K001393790 Yes
Blyden, F. [951] Liberia K004594297 Yes
Haba, P.K. [1045] Guinea K000795886 Yes
Dr. J.M. Dalziel [972] Sierra Leone K004594296 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3598] Sierra Leone K004594315 Yes
Bequaert, J.C. [149] Liberia K004594301 Yes
Marmo, V. [179] Sierra Leone K004594318 Yes
s.coll. [9601] Sierra Leone K004594289 Yes
Lane-Poole, C.E. [163] Sierra Leone K004594310 Yes
Harley, W.J. [868] Liberia K004594305 Yes
Baldwin, J.T. [10553] Liberia K004594304 Yes
Adam, J.G. [[3848]] Guinea K004594322 Yes
Tindall, H.D. [32] Sierra Leone K004594316 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] K004594312 Yes
X. M. van der Burgt; Kanu, K.T.; Sesay, J.; Mitchell, P. [1406] Sierra Leone K000582276 Yes
Deighton, F.C. [3487] Sierra Leone K004594293 Yes
Jansen, J.W.A. [1423] Liberia K004594302 Yes
Blyden, F. [976] Liberia K004594298 Yes
[Don] [s.n.] Sierra Leone K004594313 Yes
[MTD] [477] Sierra Leone K004594295 Yes
Schnell [4213] Guinea K004594323 Yes
Adam, J.G. [20325] Liberia K004594300 Yes
Harley, W.J. [528] Liberia K004594306 Yes
MacDonald, E. [2] Sierra Leone K004594294 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [900] Sierra Leone K004594321 Yes
Pyne, C.T. [90] Sierra Leone K004594320 Yes
Thomas, N.W. [7471] Sierra Leone K004594309 Yes
Head, D. [SL3] Sierra Leone K004594290 Yes
Morton, J.K. [SL664] Sierra Leone K004594291 Yes
[Don] [s.n.] Sierra Leone K004594314 Yes
Bos, J.J. [2623] Liberia K004594307 Yes

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