Brachystephanus

Brachystephanus kupeensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Acanthaceae
Subfamilia: Acanthoideae
Tribus: Justicieae
Subtribus: Isoglossinae
Genus: Brachystephanus
Species: B. africanus – B. calostachyus – B. coeruleus – B. congensis – B. densiflorus – B. giganteus – B. glaberrimus – B. holstii – B. jaundensis – B. kupeensis – B. laxispicatus – B. longiflorus – B. lyallii – B. mannii – B. montifuga – B. myrmecophilus – B. occidentalis – B. oreacanthus – B. roseus – B. schliebenii – B. sudanicus

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brachystephanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 11. Reference page.

Name

Brachystephanus Nees, 1847

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Oreacanthus Benth. & Hook.f. in Gen. Pl. 2: 1104 (1876)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G. 1847. Ordo CXLV. Acanthaceae. Pp. 46–519, 720–732. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.) 1847. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum hucusque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta, Pars 11, Sistens praesertim Acanthaceaes et Verbenaceas. Sumptibus Victoris Masson, Parisiis [Paris]. Latin. BHL Biblioteca Digital Reference page. : 11: 511. 1847.

Additional references

• Champluvier, D. & Darbyshire, I. (2009). A revision of the genera Brachystephanus and Oreacanthus (Acanthaceae) in tropical Africa. Systematics and Geography of Plants 79: 115-192.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Brachystephanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Brachystephanus. Published online. Accessed: Sep 14 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Brachystephanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachystephanus. .

Vernacular names

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