Metarungia galpinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae of dicotyledonous flowering plants.[1][2] It is a shrub endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the sole species in genus Metarungia.[1]

Metarungia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Metarungia
Baden (1981)
Species:
M. galpinii
Binomial name
Metarungia galpinii
(Baden) Baden (1984)
Synonyms[1]

Macrorungia galpinii Baden (1981)

It has a large, colourful corolla, and is morphologically similar to Anisotes,[3] which is also assumed to be bird-pollinated. It differs mainly in the dehiscence of the fruit capsule, and details of the placenta.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  2. ^ Baden, Claus (April 1981). "The genus Macrorungia (Acanthaceae), a taxonomic revision". Nordic Journal of Botany. 1 (2): 143–153. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1981.tb00687.x.
  3. ^ a b Darbyshire, Iain; Vollesen, Kaj; Chapman, Hazel M. (23 January 2009). "A remarkable range disjunction recorded in Metarungia pubinervia (Acanthaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 63 (4): 613–615. doi:10.1007/s12225-008-9073-3. S2CID 40176831.