Eremomastax speciosa is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae.It is a subshrub or shrub native to tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea to Ethiopia, Zambia, and Madagascar.[1] It is the sole species in genus Eremomastax.[2]

Eremomastax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Eremomastax
Lindau (1894)
Species:
E. speciosa
Binomial name
Eremomastax speciosa
(Hochst.) Cufod. (1964)
Synonyms[1]
  • Paulo-wilhelmia Hochst. (1844), nom. illeg.
  • Eremomastax crossandriflora Lindau (1894)
  • Eremomastax polysperma (Benth.) Dandy (1956)
  • Paulo-wilhelmia decaryi Benoist (1939)
  • Paulo-wilhelmia elata Lindau (1913)
  • Paulo-wilhelmia glabra Lindau (1895)
  • Paulo-wilhelmia polysperma Benth. (1849)
  • Paulo-wilhelmia pubescens Lindau (1908)
  • Paulo-wilhelmia sclerochiton (S.Moore) Lindau (1893)
  • Paulo-wilhelmia speciosa Hochst. (1844)
  • Paulo-wilhelmia togoensis Lindau (1893)
  • Ruellia sclerochiton S.Moore in J. Bot. 18: 7 (1880)

References

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  1. ^ a b Eremomastax speciosa (Hochst.) Cufod. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Eremomastax Lindau | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 January 2024.