Acanthaceae
Thunbergia

Thunbergia oblongifolia Oliv.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 125 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Burkill in F.T.A. 5: 24 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • Oliv. in Trans. Linn. Soc., Lond. 29: 125, t.123 (1873).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 73 (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 (1930)
  • De Wildeman, Not. Fl. Katanga 4: 75 (1914)
  • F.T.A. 5: 24 (1899)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • P.O.A. C: 366 (1895)
  • Ruffo et al., Cat. Lushoto Herb. Tanz.: 11 (1996)
  • Trans. Linn. Soc. 29: 125, t.123 (1873)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Bingham [13536] Zambia K000546010 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Carson, A. [87] Zambia K000393699 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Berrington, E. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000393698 Holotype Yes
Luke, W.R.Q.; Luke, P.A.; Stolberger, S. [16993] Tanzania K001930198 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K. [9346] Zambia K001589841 Yes
Speke; Grant Tanzania K000393624 Type Yes
Luke, W., R. Q., Luke, P. A. [11613] Tanzania K000469020 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