Metarungia galpinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae of dicotyledonous flowering plants.[1][2] It is a shrub endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the sole species in genus Metarungia.[1]
Metarungia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
Tribe: | Justicieae |
Genus: | MetarungiaBaden (1981) |
Species: | M. galpinii
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Binomial name | |
Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden (1984)
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Synonyms[1] | |
Macrorungia galpinii Baden (1981) |
It has a large, colourful corolla, and is morphologically similar to Anisotes,[3] which is also assumed to be bird-pollinated. It differs mainly in the dehiscence of the fruit capsule, and details of the placenta.[3]