Biology:Afrofittonia
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| Illustrations of Afrofittonia silvestris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Justicieae |
| Genus: | Afrofittonia Lindau |
| Species: | A. silvestris
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| Binomial name | |
| Afrofittonia silvestris Lindau
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Talbotia S.Moore | |
Afrofittonia commonly known as the hunter's weed,[2] is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. There is only one species in the genus, Afrofittonia silvestris. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.[3] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to Oil & gas drilling.[1]
The genus name of Afrofittonia is in honour of Sarah Mary Fitton (c.1796–1874), an Irish writer and botanist and her sister Elizabeth Fitton.[4] The Latin specific epithet of silvestris means woodland, from sylva.[5] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.49 on page 406 in 1913.[3]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Darbyshire, I. (2014). "Afrofittonia silvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T39468A2926851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T39468A2926851.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/39468/2926851. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ Ajibesin, K.K. (January 2009). "Antibacterial effects of the flavonoids of the leaves of Afrofittonia silvestris". Flavonoids: Biosynthesis, Biological Effects and Dietary Sources.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Afrofittonia Lindau | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:360-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
- ↑ "Genus Afrofittonia Lindau". https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=263.
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