Sclerochiton (Acanthaceae)

Sclerochiton harveyanus

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: Acantheae
Subtribus: Acanthinae
Genus: Sclerochiton
Species: S. apiculatus – S. bequaertii – S. boivinii – S. coeruleus – S. glandulosissimus – S. harveyanus – S. hirsutus – S. ilicifolius – S. insignis – S. kirkii – S. nitidus – S. obtusisepalus – S. odoratissimus – S. preussii – S. tanzaniensis – S. triacanthus – S. uluguruensis – S. vogelii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sclerochiton (Acanthaceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 14. Reference page.

Name

Sclerochiton Harv. London J. Bot. 1: 27. (1842)

• Type species: Sclerochiton harveyanus Nees in De Candolle, A.P. Prodr. 11: 279. (1847)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Butayea De Wild. in Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 149 (1903)
  • Isacanthus Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 278 (1847)
  • Pseudoblepharis Baill. in Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 836 (1890)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harvey, W. 1842. Descriptions of several new Genera of South African Plants. The London Journal of Botany 1: 18-29. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Sclerochiton in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 November 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Sclerochiton. 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 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Sclerochiton. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 November 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Sclerochiton. Published online. Accessed: November 14 2022.

Vernacular names

suomi: Viuhkahuulet

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