Brillantaisia

B. nyanzarum

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: Ruellieae
Subtribus: Hygrophilinae
Genus: Brillantaisia
Species: B. cicatricosa – B. debilis – B. fulva – B. grottanellii – B. lamium – B. lancifolia – B. madagascariensis – B. oligantha – B. owariensis – B. pubescens – B. richardsiae – B. riparia – B. stenopteris – B. vogeliana

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brillantaisia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 18. Reference page.

Name

Brillantaisia P.Beauv., 1818

• Type species: Brillantaisia owariensis P.Beauv.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Belantheria Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 96 (1847)
  • Leucorhaphis Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 97 (1847)
  • Ruelliola Baill. in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 852 (1890)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola Regional: Western Africa Benin, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo Regional: Central Africa Burundi, Central African Repu, Congo, Malawi, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Eastern Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar Introduced into: Jamaica References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Palisot de Beauvois, A.M.F.J. 1807–1820. Flore d'Oware et de Bénin, en Afrique. Tome Second. 95 pp. p. LVI–CXX. Paris. BHL Bibliotheca Digital Reference page. : 2: 67, t. 100.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Brillantaisia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Brillantaisia. Published online. Accessed: Jun. 18 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Brillantaisia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Jun. 18. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Brillantaisia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Jun. 2018.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brillantaisia. .

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Reusesalies
English: Giant salvias, Tropical salvias
suomi: Huulinokat
中文: 逐马蓝属

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