Lankesteria

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Home Plants tracheophyta magnoliopsida lamiales acanthaceae Lankesteria

Lindl.

1845

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Lankesteria is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa and it is found in the countries of Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaïre. The genus name of Lankesteria is in honour of Edwin Lankester (1814–1874), an English surgeon and naturalist who made a major contribution to the control of cholera in London. It was first described and published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. Vol.31 (Misc.) on page 86 in 1845....read more on Wikipedia.