Acanthaceae
Thunbergia

Thunbergia kirkiana T.Anderson

First published in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 19 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to N. Botswana. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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

  • Burkill in F.T.A. 5: 19 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • T. Anderson in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 19 (1863).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 43 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Binns, Checklist Herb. Fl. Malawi: 16 (1968)
  • F.T.A. 5: 19 (1899)
  • J.L.S. 7: 19 (1863)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • Moriarty, Wild Fl. Malawi: 85, pl. 43, 5 (1975)
  • P.O.A. C: 366 (1895)
  • Richards & Morony, Checklist Fl. Mbala Distr.: 235 (1969)
  • Schwed. Rhod.-Congo Exp. 1911–12, 1, Bot.: 303 (1916)
  • Trans. Linn. Soc., ser. 2, 4: 29 (1894)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Gereau, R.E., et al. [7147] Tanzania K000662430 Yes
May 1, 2007 Simon Laizer, G.; Ezrom, P.; Bodine, S.; Mwipi, J. [1478] Tanzania K000438406 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9547] Zambia K001589842 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3362] Zambia K:SPC-04307.000 No
Cruse, A.W. [409(54)] Zambia K:SPC-04306.000 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000393716 Holotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7912] Tanzania K:SPC-04305.000 No

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 2025. 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 2025. 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