Nelsonia (plant)

Nelsonia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They can be found in tropical: Africa (including Madagascar), Latin America, south-east Asia and Australia.[1]

This article is about a genus of plants in Acanthaceae. For disambiguation, see Nelsonia.

Nelsonia
Nelsonia canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Nelsonioideae
Genus: Nelsonia
R.Br. (1810)

Species

The Plant List[2] currently (November 2017) lists the following species:

  • Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.
  • Nelsonia gracilis Vollesen
  • Nelsonia rotundifolia R.Br. (Unresolved)
  • Nelsonia smithii Oerst.
  • Nelsonia vestita Schult. (Unresolved)

Synonyms and obsolete taxa

The Plant List (9 October 2012) listed the following species names:

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References
  1. Genus Details Nelsonia R.Br., Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. (retrieved 16 February 2011)
  2. The Plant List: Nelsonia (retrieved 22 November 2017)
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