Acanthaceae
Thunbergia

Thunbergia petersiana Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 89 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is South Sudan to S. Tropical Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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: 23 (1899)
  • Burrows, Pl. Nyika Plateau: 54 (2005).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 506 (1997).
  • Lindau in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 89 (1893).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 63 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Afr. J. Ecol. 17: 154 (1979)
  • E.J. 17, Beibl. 41: 35 (1893)
  • E.J. 17: 89 (1893)
  • F.T.A. 5: 23 (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) pro parte
  • Symb. Bot. Ups. 29, 3: 162 (1991)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1998 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1924] Mozambique K000393709 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [1926] Mozambique K000393710 Syntype Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Buchanan [263] Malawi K000393708 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Buchanan [1092] Malawi K000393706 Type Yes
Merrett, L.; Vollesen, K.; Bidgood, S. [9837] Zambia K001589862 Yes
Mamba, A.; Datizua, C.; Rachide, T.; Saide, R.O. (guide) [AM27] Mozambique K001346823 No
Buchanan [1339] Malawi K000393707 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