African Plant Database


Monechma debile (Forssk.) Nees
Family : ACANTHACEAE
Protologue : Prodr. (DC.) 11: 411 (1847)
Notes : According to Fl. Somalia 3: 418 (2006), the accepted name for this species is Justicia debilis.
Information on the genus : Monechma
Basionym : Dianthera debilis Forssk.
 
 
Status
Status for SA : rejected (present), is synonym of : Justicia debilis (Forssk.) Vahl
Status for TA : rejected (present), is synonym of : Justicia debilis (Forssk.) Vahl
 
Synonym(s) Homotypic
 Justicia debilis (Forssk.) Vahl
 
Synonym(s) Heterotypic
=Monechma monechmoides (S.Moore) Hutch.
=Justicia monechmoides S.Moore
=Monechma tettense C.B.Clarke
=Monechma welwitschii C.B.Clarke
=*Justicia albiflora Ehrenb. non Blume
=Justicia blepharostegia Thomson
=Justicia somalensis Franch. sensu lato
 
Ecology and distribution
South. Afr.
Biol./Eco : annual-Herb- Ht 0.3 - 1.2 m. Alt: 15 - 1500 m. Distribution: BOT, NAM, KN, LP, MP, SWZ

Bibliography for Southern Africa :
  • Prodr. (DC.) 11: 411 (1847)
  • Fl. S. Africa 30[3]: 59 (1995).
 
More info on :
see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative
see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale
see under The International Plant Name Index
see under Flora of Zimbabwe
 
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Record n°27781 modified 2007-03-13
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