Nelsonia canescens[2] is a herbaceous plant species in the family Acanthaceae,[3] with a substantial number of similar plant specimens now identified as synonyms.

Nelsonia canescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Nelsonia
Species:
N. canescens
Binomial name
Nelsonia canescens
Synonyms[1]

Zahlbrucknera repens Pohl ex Nees
Ruellia eriostachya Boj. ex Nees
Ruellia diffusa Vell.
Rhaphidospora vestita G. Don
Nelsonia villosa Oerst.
Nelsonia vestita Schult.
Nelsonia tomentosa A. Dietr.
Nelsonia senegalensis Oerst.
Nelsonia rotundifolia R. Br.
Nelsonia pohlii Nees
Nelsonia origanoides Roem. & Schult.
Nelsonia nummulariifolia Roem. & Schult.
Nelsonia lamiifolia Spreng.
Nelsonia campestris var. vestita (Schult.) A.B.M. Enayet Hossain
Nelsonia albicans Kunth
Justicia vestita Schult.
Justicia tomentosa Roxb.
Justicia pusilla Pohl ex Nees
Justicia pentasticha Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
Justicia origanoides Vahl
Justicia nummularifolia Vahl
Justicia lamifolia koen. ex Roxb.
Justicia canescens Lam.
Justicia bengalensis Spreng.
Justicia ajugoides Buch.-Ham. ex Nees
Dianthera tomentosa Roxb. ex C. B. Cl.
Acanthodium spicatum Acerbi ex Nees

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References edit

  1. ^ The Plant List: Nelsonia canescens (retrieved 21/11/2017)
  2. ^ Sprengel KPJ (1825) In: Systema Vegetabilium 1: 42
  3. ^ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A. (2014). Didžiulis V. (ed.). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.