Acanthaceae
Strobilanthes

Strobilanthes anisophylla (Wall. ex Hook.) T.Anderson

First published in Cat. Pl. Calcutta: 43 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Bhutan to Bangladesh. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya

Introduced into:

Trinidad-Tobago

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Albertson, W.D. & Wood, J.R. (2012). Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in the Central National herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Deng, Y.F., Li, Z.Y., Wang, Q. & Peng, H. (2020). Flora of Pan-Himalaya 46: 1-570. Science Press, Beijing. Cambridge University Press. [Cited as Strobilanthes persicifolia.]
  • Mao, A.A., Odyuo, N., Verma, D. & Singh, P. (2017). Checklist of Flora of Nagaland: 1-196. Botanical Survey of India. [Cited as Strobilanthes persicifolia.]
  • Wood, J.R.I. & Scotland, R.W. (2009). New and little-known species of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) from India and South East Asia. Kew Bulletin 64: 2-47. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Strobilanthes persicifolia.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Albertson, W.D. & Wood, J.R. (2012). Forgotten types of Strobilanthes (Acanthaceae) in the Central National herbarium, Kolkata, India. Phytotaxa 43: 49-60.
  • Baksh-Comeau, Y., Maharaj, S.S., Adams, C.D., Harris, S.A., Filer, D.L. & Hawthorne, W.D. (2016). An annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Trinidad and Tobago with analysis of vegetation types and botanical 'hotspots'. Phytotaxa 250: 1-431.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7162] Goldfussia isophylla K001126807 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2349] India Ruellia anisophylla K000639365 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2349] India Ruellia anisophylla K000639366 Unknown Type Material Yes
Strobilanthes isophylla K:SPC-04293.000 No
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [2033] India Strobilanthes isophylla K000883050 Unknown Type Material Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] India Strobilanthes isophylla K000883047 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Strobilanthes isophylla K000883048 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Strobilanthes isophylla K000883045 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Strobilanthes isophylla K000883046 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker, J.D.; Thomson, T. [s.n.] India Strobilanthes isophylla K000883049 Unknown Type Material Yes

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0