Nicoteba betonica

Nicoteba betonica

Nicoteba betonica

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: Justiciinae
Genus: Nicoteba
Species: Nicoteba betonica

Name

Nicoteba betonica (L.) Lindau, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18(1–2): 56 (1893).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Justicia betonica L., Sp. Pl.: 15 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Adhatoda betonica (L.) Nees in N. Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 103 (1832).
  • Gendarussa betonica (L.) Nees ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 668 (1840), not validly publ.
  • Ecbolium betonica (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 487 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Justicia pseudobetonica Roth in J.J. Roemer & J.A. Schultes, Syst. Veg. ed. 15[bis]. 1: 160 (1817).
  • Justicia ramosissima Roxb. ex Hornem., Hort. Bot. Hafn., Suppl.: 112 (1819).
    • Adhatoda ramosissima (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Nees in N. Wallich, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 103 (1832).
    • Gendarussa ramosissima (Roxb. ex Hornem.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 668 (1840).
    • Justicia betonica var. ramosissima (Roxb. ex Hornem.) C.B.Clarke in J.D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 525 (1885).
  • Justicia lupulina E.Mey. in J.F.Drège, Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Dokum.: 195 (1843).
    • Dicliptera lupulina (E.Mey.) C.Presl, Abh. Königl. Böhm. Ges. Wiss., ser. 5, 3: 525 (1845).
    • Adhatoda lupulina (E.Mey.) Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 385 (1847).
  • Adhatoda variegata Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 385 (1847).
    • Gendarussa variegata Hochst. ex Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 385 (1847).
    • Justicia variegata (Nees) Martelli, Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital. 20: 393 (1888), nom. illeg.
  • Adhatoda variegata var. pallidior Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 385 (1847).
    • Justicia pallidior (Nees) C.B.Clarke in W.H. Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 58 (1901).
  • Adhatoda cheiranthifolia Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 387 (1847).
    • Justicia cheiranthifolia (Nees) C.B.Clarke in W.H. Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 58 (1901).
  • Justicia betonicifolia Nees in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 430 (1847).
  • Justicia antidota Sm. ex T.Anderson, J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 118 (1863).
  • Justicia betonica var. villosa C.B.Clarke in J.D. Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 525 (1885).
  • Justicia pallidior var. cooperi C.B.Clarke in W.H. Harvey & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5(1): 58 (1901).
  • Justicia uninervis S.Moore, J. Bot. 46: 74 (1908).
  • Betonica frutescens Bontekoe, Jav.: 146, not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Africa Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, ?Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Mali, D.R. Congo (Zaire), Angola, South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.), Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana Continental:Asia India (throughout), Sri Lanka, Malesia Introduced into: Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Guyana, Hawaii, New Caledonia, Panamá, Solomon Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindau, G. 1893. Beiträge zur Systematik der Acanthaceen. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 18(1–2): 36–64. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Nicoteba betonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Nicoteba betonica. Published online. Accessed: 08 November 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Nicoteba betonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 November 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Nicoteba betonica. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 08. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Nicoteba betonica. Accessed: 28 November 2024.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Nicoteba betonica. Accessed: 2024 November 28.

Vernacular names

English: Paper plume, Squirrel's tail, White shrimp plant
español: Pavoncillo

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