Acanthaceae
Thunbergia

Thunbergia natalensis Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 84: t. 5082 (1858)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Ethiopia, Tanzania to S. Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • 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

  • Clarke in F.C. 5: 4 (1901).
  • Hook. in Bot. Mag. 84: t.5082 (1858).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 65 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Bot. Mag. 84: t. 5082 (1858)
  • Compton, Fl. Swaziland: 547 (1976)
  • Dyer, Fl. Cap. 5: 4 (1901)
  • F.E.E. 5: 355 (2006).
  • Fl. S. Tanz.: 129, pl. 32 (1982)
  • Germishuizen, Wild Fl. N. S. Afr.: 392 (1997)
  • J.L.S. 7: 18 (1863)
  • Walker, Wild Fl. Kwazulu-Natal: 150 (1996)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2012 Congdon, T.C.E. [773] Tanzania K000823886 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Whyte, A.. [s.n.] Malawi K000393712 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Whyte, A.. [s.n.] Malawi K000393711 Holotype Yes
Sep 2, 1896 Sanderson, J. [169] South Africa K000393748 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 2, 1896 Gerrard, W.T. [75] South Africa K000393747 Unknown Type Material Yes
South Africa K000393746 Unknown Type Material 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