Forcipella

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: Whitfieldieae
Subtribus: Whitfieldiinae
Genus: Forcipella
Species: F. bosseri – F. cleistochlamys – F. involucrata – F. longistaminea – F. madagascariensis – F. repanda

Name

Forcipella Baill., Hist. Pl. 10: 444. (1890)

• Type species: Forcipella madagascariensis Baill., Hist. Pl. 10: 444. (1890)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baillon, H.E. 1891. Histoire des Plantes, Tome 10. 476 pp. Librairie Hachette, Paris, BHL Reference page.  p. 144
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Forcipella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Dec. 26. Reference page.