Ribes

by | Mar 21, 2018 | Ribes

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Ascotheca paucinervia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae. It is a subshrub or shrub native to west-central tropical Africa, ranging from southern Nigeria to Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is the sole species in genus Ascotheca.[2]

Two subspecies are accepted:

  • Ascotheca paucinervia var. minor Champl. & Senterre – Cameroon and mainland Equatorial Guinea
  • Ascotheca paucinervia var. paucinervia – (synonym Rungia obcordata Lindau (1905)) – southern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon

References

  1. ^ a b Ascotheca paucinervia (T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Heine. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Ascotheca Heine | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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