Anomacanthus congolanus is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, and Cabinda Province of Angola.[1] It is the sole species in genus Anomacanthus.[2]

Anomacanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Anomacanthus
R.D.Good (1923)
Species:
A. congolanus
Binomial name
Anomacanthus congolanus
(De Wild. & T.Durand) Brummitt
Synonyms[1]
  • Gilletiella De Wild. & T.Durand (1900), nom. illeg.
  • Anomacanthus drupaceus R.D.Good (1923)
  • Gilletiella congolana De Wild. & T.Durand (1900)
  • Thunbergia attenuata Benoist (1912)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Anomacanthus congolanus (De Wild. & T.Durand) Brummitt. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Anomacanthus R.D.Good | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.