Acanthaceae
Ruspolia

Ruspolia seticalyx (C.B.Clarke) Milne-Redh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1936: 270 (1936)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Botswana, Madagascar. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, DR Congo, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • 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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Bull. Misc. Inform., Kew 1936: 270 (1936).
  • —Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 2: 486 (2010).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [9592] Zambia K004889360 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [5443] Zambia K004889356 Yes
[D. Lambrecht] [483] Botswana K004889375 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000394824 Type Yes
Bingham, M.G.; Guala, G.; Nefdt, R. [10480] Zambia K004889364 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [11137] Malawi K004889344 Yes
[W. Iray] [103] Tanzania K005325937 Yes
Bullock, A.A. [3880] Tanzania K:SPC-17164.000 No
Haviland, H.S. [4920] Zimbabwe K004889370 Yes
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K004889330 Yes
Buchanan, J. (C.M.G.) [1204] Malawi K004889338 Yes
Andriamihajarivo, T.; Rakotoarivony, F.; Miandry, B. [1883] Madagascar K001635476 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri [14022] Tanzania K005325945 Yes
Wild, H.; Drummond, R.B. [7071] Botswana K004889376 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Eccles, D.H. [8829] Malawi K004889343 Yes
Davies, R.M. [D488] Tanzania K005325938 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [10963] Malawi K004889333 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [s.n.] Zambia K004889359 Yes
Kirk (Dr) [74/59] Malawi K004889347 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs.) [1196] Zambia K004889355 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5717] Tanzania K000468707 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [F3311] Zambia K004889354 Yes
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [9122] Zambia K004889358 Yes
Schmidt, H.H.; Harder, D.K.; Zimba, N.B.; Luwiika, B. [2497] Zambia K004889361 Yes
Mwasumbi, L.; Clarke, P. [3597] Tanzania K005325947 Yes
Smith, P.A. [507] Botswana K004889374 Yes
Burrows, J.E.; Burrows, S.M. [12726] Mozambique K004889327 Yes
[P.G. Adaard] [380] Malawi K004889350 Yes
Johnson, W.P. [94] Malawi K004889332 Yes
Hammond, M.M. [238] Tanzania K005325940 Yes
Emson, H.E. [607] Tanzania K005325939 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Seyani, J.H. [18666] Malawi K004889328 Yes
Steiner, M.E. [606] Malawi K004889331 Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [10562] Malawi K004889352 Yes
Whyte, A.; Johnson, W.P. [s.n.] Malawi K004889329 Yes
Buchanan, J. (C.M.G.) [302] Malawi K004889339 Yes
Smith, P.A. [2348] Botswana K004889381 Yes
Alison; Heath, R. [409] Botswana K004889380 Yes
Kirk, J. (Dr.) [s.n.] Malawi K004889345 Yes
Lovett, J.; Congdon, T.C.E. [2009] Tanzania K005325941 Yes
Phelps, R.J. [141] Zimbabwe K004889373 Yes
White, F. [2273] Zambia K004889362 Yes
Hyde, M.A. [99/129/5] Zimbabwe K004889366 Yes
Lawton, R.M. [1365] Zambia K004889363 No
Richards, H.M. (Mrs) [18993] Zambia K004889357 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [15022] Malawi K004889336 Yes
Simon, B.K. [710] Zimbabwe K004889372 Yes
Bester, S.P. [11116] Mozambique K004889326 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1329] Botswana K004889382 Yes
Goodier, R. [552] Zimbabwe K004889369 Yes
Heath, A.; Heath, R. [1935] Botswana K004889378 Yes
Jackson, G. [1681] Malawi K004889349 Yes
Smith, P.A. [1267] Botswana K004889377 Yes
Renvoize, S.A.; Abdallah, R.A. [2303] Tanzania K005325944 Yes
Kayombo, C.J. [2361] Tanzania K005325942 Yes
Luke, P.A.; Luke, W.R.Q.; Butynski, T.; Ehardt, C.; Jones, T. [8698] Tanzania K005325946 Yes
[B.F. Searle] [199] Zimbabwe K004889368 Yes
Chase, N.C. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K004889365 Yes
Kirk, J. (Dr.) [s.n.] Malawi K004889346 Yes
Wild, H. [7322] Zimbabwe K004889367 Yes
Galpin, E.E. [15022] Malawi K004889337 Yes
Pawek, J. (Mrs) [1917] Malawi K004889348 Yes
Smith, P.A. [590] Botswana K004889383 Yes
Phillips, E. [1553] Malawi K004889351 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [s.n.] K005325948 Yes
McClounie, J. [102] Malawi K004889341 Yes
[Clunies-Ross]; [Strell] [134] Tanzania K005325943 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Patel, I.H. [14814] Malawi K004889334 Yes
Goldsmith, B. [21/59] Zimbabwe K004889371 Yes
Grosvenor, R.; Renz, J. [997] Malawi K004889335 Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-24155.000 No
Alison; Heath, R. [82] Botswana K004889379 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Banda, E.A.; Patel, I.H. [17147] Malawi K004889342 Yes
Smith, P.P.; Sichamba, M.; Timberlake, J. [2036] Zambia K004889353 Yes

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