Acanthaceae
Thunbergia

Thunbergia graminifolia De Wild.

First published in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 134 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., ser.4 1: 134 (1903).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 69 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Troupin, G. (ed.) (1985). Flora du Rwanda 3: 1-729. Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Mus. Congo, Bot., Ser. 4, 1: 134 (1903)
  • Contrib. Fl. Katanga: 193 (1921)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • Suppl. 3: 135 & 137 (1930)
  • Suppl. 4: 91 (1932)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2006 Luke et al. [11628] Tanzania K000449275 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Scott Elliot, G.F. [8392] Zimbabwe K000393762 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Thomson [s.n.] K000393623 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rogers, F.A. [101364] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000393648 Isotype Yes
Rogers, F.A. [10320] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000393649 Type 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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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 2024. 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 2024. 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