Whitfieldia elongata

Whitfieldia elongata

Whitfieldia elongata

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: Whitfieldia
Species: Whitfieldia elongata

Name

Whitfieldia elongata (P.Beauv.) De Wild. & T.Durand, 1899

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dipteracanthus elongatus (P.Beauv.) Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 140 (1847)
  • Ruellia elongata P.Beauv. in Fl. Oware 1: 46 (1805)
  • Whitfieldia longifolia T.Anderson in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 27 (1863), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Ruellia longiflora Nees in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 11: 140 (1847), pro syn.
  • Whitfieldia elongata var. abbreviata Mildbr. in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 17: 88 (1943)
  • Whitfieldia elongata var. dewevrei De Wild. & T.Durand in Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 38: 111 (1899)
  • Whitfieldia longiflora S.Moore in J. Bot. 18: 229 (1880)
  • Whitfieldia longifolia var. dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 51 (1899)
  • Whitfieldia longifolia var. perglabra (C.B.Clarke) Hutch. & Dalziel in Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 248 (1931)
  • Whitfieldia perglabra C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 66 (1899)
  • Whitfieldia subviridis C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 66 (1899)
  • Whitfieldia tanganyikensis C.B.Clarke in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 67 (1899)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Wildeman, É.A.J. & Durand, T.A., 1899. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique, Compt. Rend. 38: 110

Additional references

• Grall, A. & Darbyshire, I. (2021). A synopsis of the African genus Whitfieldia (Acanthaceae: Whitfieldieae) and a key to the species. Kew Bulletin 76: 191-221. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Whitfieldia elongata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Whitfieldia elongata. 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 Nov. 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Whitfieldia elongata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Nov. 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Whitfieldia elongata. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 26 2022.

Vernacular names

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