Acanthaceae
Ruspolia

Ruspolia decurrens (Hochst. ex Nees) Milne-Redh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 269 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to Ethiopia and S. Tropical Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Central African Republic, Chad, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew 1936: 269 (1936).
  • —Bolnick, Guide Wild Fl. Zambia: 42 (2007).
  • —Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 2: 488 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lebrun, J.-P., Audru, J., Gaston, A. & Mosnier, M. (1972). Catalogue des Plantes Vasculaires du Tchad Méridional: 1-289. Institut d' Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux, Maisons Alfort.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Carter; Abdallah; Newton [2437] Tanzania K005325957 Yes
de Nevers, G.; Charnley, S. [3410] Tanzania K005325951 Yes
[E.J. Ward] [P48] Tanzania K005325955 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [15159] Tanzania K005325949 Yes
Kotschy [450] Ethiopia K000394828 Type Yes
Thulin, M.; B. Mhoro [3165] Tanzania K005325950 Yes
Kotschy [276] Sudan K000394826 Type Yes
Kotschy [276] Sudan K000394827 Type Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2053] Tanzania K005325953 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [2342] Tanzania K005325952 Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2053] Tanzania K005325958 Yes
Thulin, M.; B. Mhoro [571] Tanzania K005325954 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [2317] Tanzania K005325956 Yes
Schimper [773] Ethiopia K000394825 Syntype Yes
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2053] Tanzania K005325959 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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