Ascotheca
Sign in to saveAscotheca paucinervia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to west-central tropical Africa, ranging from southern Nigeria to Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is the sole species in genus Ascotheca.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyAcanthaceae
via GBIF
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Acanthaceae
Show 3 more facts
- taxon name
- Ascotheca
- taxon rank
- genus
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
1 sectionsContents
- References
Ascotheca paucinervia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to west-central tropical Africa, ranging from southern Nigeria to Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is the sole species in genus Ascotheca.
Two subspecies are accepted: Ascotheca paucinervia var. minor – Cameroon and mainland Equatorial Guinea Ascotheca paucinervia var. paucinervia – (synonym Rungia obcordata ) – southern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ascotheca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.