Family:
Acanthaceae Juss.
Genus:
Pseuderanthemum Radlk.

Pseuderanthemum ludovicianum (Büttner) Lindau

This species is accepted, and its native range is Tropical Africa.

[FWTA]

Acanthaceae, H. Heine. Flora of West Tropical Africa 2. 1963

Morphology General Habit
A forest under shrub up to 12 ft. high
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Narrow tubular flowers white or purplish-tinged, 11/2 in. or more long forming a spike-like panicle 4-10 in. long.

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Pseuderanthemum ludovicianum (Büttner) Lindau appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2007 Tchiengue, B. [2603], Cameroon K000437614 No
May 1, 2007 Abeid, Y.S. [2046], Tanzania K000438399 No
Jan 1, 2002 Ensermu, K. [3553], Cameroon K000109516 No
Jan 1, 2002 Sidwell, K. [383], Cameroon K000109382 No
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [8865], Cameroon K000109383 No
Jan 1, 2002 Cheek, M. [10342], Cameroon K000109385 No
Jan 1, 2002 Lane, P. [281], Cameroon K000109496 No
Jan 1, 2001 Brown, E. [209], Uganda K000394833 holotype Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Plot Voucher [B 131], Cameroon K000190218 No
Jan 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [25], Cameroon K000198723 No
Jan 1, 1996 Schoenenberger, J. [59], Cameroon K000198722 No
Dec 1, 1995 Lane, P. [211], Cameroon K000011417 No
Dec 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [6007], Cameroon K000011421 No
Dec 1, 1995 Cable, S. [877], Cameroon K000011414 No
Dec 1, 1995 Cable, S. [765], Cameroon K000011418 No
Dec 1, 1995 Cable, S. [723], Cameroon K000011420 No
Dec 1, 1995 Cable, S. [918], Cameroon K000011419 No
Dec 1, 1995 Cheek, M. [6061], Cameroon K000011416 No
Jan 1, 1995 Cable, S. [1583], Cameroon K000011422 No
Jul 1, 1994 Cable, S. [665], Cameroon K000011412 No
Jan 1, 1994 Faucher, P. [13], Cameroon K000011413 No
Jan 1, 1993 Tekwe, C. [14], Cameroon K000011411 No
Jan 1, 1993 Wheatley, J.I. [22], Cameroon K000011415 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [4435], Cameroon K000029380 No
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [5561], Cameroon K000029376 No
Nov 1, 1967 Meurillon, A. [CNAD 581], Cameroon K000029367 No
Apr 1, 1960 Binuyo, A. [FHI 35551], Cameroon K000029375 No
Jan 19, 1934 Scott Elliot, G.F. [7521], Uganda K000394832 holotype Yes
Dawkins, H.C. [508], Uganda 13107.000 No
Troupin, G. [3374], Congo 24660.000 No
Dawkins, H.C. [462], Uganda 4267.000 No
Büttner, R. [460], Congo, DRC K000394729 Unknown type material Yes
Maitland, T.D. [196], Cameroon K000029369 No
Dalziel, J.M. [8210], Cameroon K000029370 No
Thomas, D.W. [2854], Cameroon K000029378 No
Thomas, D.W. [3050], Cameroon K000029379 No
Staudt, A. [537], Cameroon K000029374 No
Schlechter, F.R.R. [12905], Cameroon K000029371 No
Preuss, P.R. [598], Cameroon K000029373 No

First published in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b): 330 (1895)

Accepted by

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae (Part 2): 287-756.
  • Exell, A.W. (1973). Angiosperms of the islands of the gulf of Guinea (Fernando Po, Príncipe, S.Tomé, and Annobon) Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Botany 4: 325-411.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo) Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Literature

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 608
  • Milne-Redhead in Kew Bull. 1936: 263, fig. 6, 1.
  • in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 4, 3b: 330 (1895)
  • in Schlechter, Westafr. Kautschuk.-Exped. 316

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae (Part 2): 287-756.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Hepper, F.N. (ed.) (1963). Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 2: 1-544.
  • Lejoy, J., Ndjele, M.-B. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Catalogue-flore des plantes vasculaires des districts de Kisangani et de la Tshopo (RD Congo) Taxonomania 30: 1-307.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

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