Isoglossa nervosa is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial or subshrub native to southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Bioko island in Equatorial Guinea.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical montane forest from 2,000 to 2,950 meters elevation.[1]

Isoglossa nervosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Isoglossa
Species:
I. nervosa
Binomial name
Isoglossa nervosa
C.B.Clarke (1900)

It has been recorded at Pico Basilé on Bioko, on Mount Cameroon and Mann's Spring, Bokwangwo, Bamboutos, Mount Oku, and the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon, and Mabile-Ngelyaki in Nigeria.[1] It grows in upper montane forest with Podocarpus milanjianus, Prunus africana, Myrsine melanophloeos, Nuxia congesta, and Syzygium guineense, as well as bamboo thicket, forest-grassland transition thickets, and montane grassland.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Cheek, M. (2014). "Isoglossa nervosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T39469A2926941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T39469A2926941.en. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Isoglossa nervosa C.B.Clarke. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 February 2024.