Meiosperma

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: Meiosperma
Species: M. bracteatum – M. carnosum – M. debile – M. eminii – M. monechmoides – M. tetrasperma

Name

Meiosperma Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 64. (1838) emend. Darbyshire et al. (2022)

• Type species: Type species: Meiosperma debile (Forssk.) I.Darbysh. & E.Tripp (basionym: Dianthera debilis Forssk.)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Monechma Hochst., Flora 24: 374 (1841)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Western Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Togo Regional: Eastern Africa Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania Regional: Central Africa Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Central African Repu, Chad, Mali, Niger, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Indian subcontinent India Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Malaya, Oman Regional: Peninsular Arabia Saudi Arabia, Yemen References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Darbyshire, I., Kiel, C.A., Chase, F.M. & Manzitto-Tripp, E.A. 2022. The demise of Monechma: new combinations and a new classification in the resurrected genera Meiosperma and Pogonospermum (Acanthaceae). Kew Bulletin 77(1): 249–270. DOI: 10.1007/s12225-022-10003-w Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Meiosperma 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. Dec. 26. Meiosperma. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} Dec. 26.