Forcipella

Summary

Forcipella is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, with all species native to Madagascar.[2]

Forcipella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Whitfieldieae
Genus: Forcipella
Baill.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms

non Forcipella Small

Species edit

Currently accepted species include:

  • Forcipella bosseri Benoist
  • Forcipella cleistochlamys Lindau
  • Forcipella involucrata Benoist
  • Forcipella longistaminea Benoist
  • Forcipella madagascariensis Baill.
  • Forcipella repanda Benoist

References edit

  1. ^ Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 10: 444 (1891).
  2. ^ Buerki, Sven; Devey, Dion S.; Callmander, Martin W.; Phillipson, Peter B.; Forest, Félix (2013). "Spatio-temporal history of the endemic genera of Madagascar". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (2): 304–329. doi:10.1111/boj.12008.