Checklist: Acanthaceae

ACANTHACEAE

Introduction:

This is a checklist of species, generated from the database, which are known to have been cultivated in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Literature:   
Balkwill, K. & Welman, W.G. (2000) Acanthaceae. In Leistner, O.A. Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera. Strelitzia 10 34-45  
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010) Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora of Tropical East Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  
Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015) Acanthaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 8(6)   
Leistner, O.A. (2005) Seed plants of southern tropical Africa: families and genera SABONET Report No. 26 SABONET, Pretoria  
Vollesen, K. (2009) Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora of Tropical East Africa   
Vollesen, K. (2013) Acanthaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 8(5)   
 
Names
 
7914.000 THUNBERGIA Retz.
Thunbergia erecta (Benth.) T.Anderson
Meyenia erecta Benth.
Thunbergia ikbaliana De Wild.
Thunbergia mestdaghi De Wild.

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cultivated plants checklist: Acanthaceae.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-cult-checklist.php?family_id=1, retrieved 3 August 2026

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