Acanthaceae
Lankesteria

Lankesteria thyrsoidea S.Moore

First published in A.B.Rendle & al., Cat. Pl. Oban: 77 (1913)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Nigeria to Cameroon. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Nigeria

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Cat. Talb. 77 (1913).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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?
Emwiogbon, J.A. [FHI47168] Nigeria K004594274 Yes
Lancaster, P.C. [8] Nigeria K004594288 Yes
Holland, J.H. [229] Nigeria K000394031 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17537] Nigeria K004594280 Yes
Richards, P.W. [5192] Nigeria K004594271 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3034] Cameroon K000029181 No
Onochie, C. [FHI8170] Nigeria K004594287 Yes
Onochie [FHI8170] Nigeria K004594286 Yes
Onochie, C.F.A.; Okafor, J.C. [FHI36024] Nigeria K004594270 Yes
Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [s.n.] Nigeria K000394029 Unknown Type Material Yes
Van Meer, P.P.C. [1021] Nigeria K004594268 Yes
Thomas, D.W. [3216] Cameroon K000029180 No
Talbot, P.A.; Talbot [s.n.] Nigeria K000394028 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pilz, E. [2306] Nigeria K004594269 Yes
Burtt, B.L. [B13] Nigeria K004594284 Yes
Talbot, P.A. [1646] Nigeria K000394027 Unknown Type Material Yes
Daramola, B.; Ibhanebhor [FHI70301] Nigeria K004594276 Yes
Rosevear, D.R. [34/31] Nigeria K004594277 Yes
Mr. N.W. Thomas [A17] Nigeria K004594282 Yes
Latilo, M.G. [FHI45805] Nigeria K004594272 Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI19805] Nigeria K004594279 Yes
Gledhill, D. [816] Nigeria K004594275 Yes
Jones, A.P.D.; Onochie, C.F. [FHI17537] Nigeria K004594281 Yes
Mr. N.W. Thomas [A18] Nigeria K004594285 Yes
Macgregor, W.D. [563] Nigeria K004594283 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1151] Cameroon K000029179 No
Holland, J.H. [180] Nigeria K000394030 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1151] Cameroon K000029178 No
Rosevear, D.R. [34/31] Nigeria K004594278 Yes
Binuyo, A. [FHI45462] Nigeria K004594273 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