Acanthaceae
Rhinacanthus

Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz

First published in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 39: 79 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Asia. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Angola, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Mauritius, Réunion

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (2000). Flore des Mascareignes 127-135: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Daniel, T.F. (2014). Taxonomy of Anisotes Nees (Acanthaceae: Justicieae) in the Comoros archipelago and a preliminary list of Acanthaceae in the islands. Candollea 69: 45-54.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.
  • Lê, T.C. (2005). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 3: 1-1248. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (2000). Flore des Mascareignes 127-135: 1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Leti, M., Hul, S., Fouché, J.-G., Cheng, S.K. & David, B. (2013). Flore photographique du Cambodge: 1-589. Éditions Privat, Toulouse.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2011). Flora of China 19: 1-884. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2009 Middleton, d. [2829] Thailand Justicia nasuta K000610453 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115993 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115989 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115987 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115986 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2440] Burma Justicia nasuta K001115994 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115992 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115995 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115991 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115988 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2440] Justicia nasuta K001115990 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0