Whitfieldia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 13 species of erect or scrambling shrubs native to tropical Africa. The greatest species diversity is in the Guineo-Congolian rainforests of western and central Africa.[1]

Whitfieldia
Whitfieldia elongata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Whitfieldieae
Genus: Whitfieldia
Hook. (1845)
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Species

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13 species are accepted:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Whitfieldia Hook. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 February 2024.