Nelsonia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They can be found in tropical: Africa (including Madagascar), Latin America, south-east Asia and Australia.[1]

Nelsonia
Nelsonia canescens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Nelsonioideae
Genus: Nelsonia
R.Br. (1810)

Species

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As of February 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts three species:[2]

Synonyms and obsolete taxa

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The Plant List (9 October 2012) listed the following species names:[3]

References

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