Acanthaceae
Thunbergia

Thunbergia usambarica Lindau

First published in Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1894: 64 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kenya to S. Africa. It is a scrambling perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Vollesen, K. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Burkill in F.T.A. 5: 23 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 507 (1997).
  • Lindau in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 89 (1893).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 64 (2008).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • E.J. 17: 89 (1893)
  • F.T.A. 5: 23 (1899)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 507 (1997).
  • P.O.A. C: 366 (1895)
  • Ruffo et al.,Cat. Lushoto Herb. Tanzania: 11 (1996)
  • Symb. Bot. Ups. 29, 3: 162 (1991)
  • U.K.W.F., ed. 2: 266 (1994)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 1, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1474] Mozambique K001346181 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [339] Zimbabwe K000393704 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Swynnerton, C.F.M. [339] Zimbabwe K000393705 Isotype Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [1360] Tanzania K:SPC-04310.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0