Acanthaceae
Mackaya

Mackaya neesiana (Wall.) Das

First published in Fl. Assam 3: 447 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bhutan to S. China and Peninsula Malaysia, Taiwan. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Deng, Y.F., Li, Z.Y., Wang, Q. & Peng, H. (2020). Flora of Pan-Himalaya 46: 1-570. Science Press, Beijing. Cambridge University Press.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Plants for Health

  • "World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020)"

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2341] Nepal Ruellia auriculata K001115696 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2341] Ruellia auriculata K001115690 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2341] India Ruellia auriculata K001115695 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2341] Ruellia auriculata K001115691 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 2342] Ruellia neesiana K001115697 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 17, 2015 Wilde, W.J.J.O., et al. [14484] Asystasia neesiana K000939376 No
Apr 26, 1905 Shearer, G. [s.n.] China Asystasia neesiana K000885425 Type Yes
Clarke, C.B. [15089A] Nepal Asystasia neesiana K000885526 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clarke, C.B. [17425] Nepal Asystasia neesiana K000885527 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [2341] Nepal Asystasia neesiana K000885524 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [2341] Nepal Asystasia neesiana K000885525 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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