Acanthaceae
Thunbergia

Thunbergia lathyroides Burkill

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 24 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. Tanzania to Zambia. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, 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: 24 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 68 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Contrib. Fl. Katanga: 193 (1921)
  • De Wildeman, Etud. Fl. Katanga 1: 136 (1903)
  • Etud. Fl. Katanga 2: 144 (1913)
  • F.T.A. 5: 24 (1899)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • Not. Fl. Katanga 2: 70 (1913)
  • Not. Fl. Katanga 4: 75 (1914)
  • Richards & Morony, Check List Fl. Mbala & Distr.: 235 (1969)
  • Suppl. 3: 140 (1930)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 Gereau, R.E., et al. [6987] Tanzania K000662486 Yes
Jan 1, 2012 Gereau, R., et al. [7062] Tanzania K000662435 Yes
Nutt, W.H. [s.n.] Zambia K000393700 Syntype Yes
Carson, A. [4] Zambia K000393703 Syntype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [8577] Zambia K001589873 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9170] Zambia K001589867 Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9956] Zambia K001589866 Yes
Cruse, A.W. [100] Zambia K:SPC-04308.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8269] Zambia K000393701 Syntype Yes
Carson, A. [s.n.] Zambia K000393702 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 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