Mendoncia

Mendoncia
Mendoncia hoffmannseggiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Thunbergioideae
Genus: Mendoncia
Vell. ex Vand.
Species

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Synonyms
  • Afromendoncia Gilg ex Lindau
  • Drupina L.
  • Engelia H.Karst. ex Nees
  • Lirayea Pierre
  • Monachochlamys Baker
  • Senkebergia Neck. ex Raf.

Mendoncia is a genus of climbing plants in the family Acanthaceae.

It is native to the tropical Americas from southern Mexico to Paraguay and southern Brazil, and to tropical Africa and Madagascar. In South America, some of its species are endemic to Brazil in the Atlantic Forest and/or Cerrado ecoregions. In Africa the largest number of species is found in Cameroon and Gabon.

Species

89 species are accepted.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mendoncia Vell. ex Vand". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mendoncia combretoides (A. Chev. ex Hutchinson & Dalziel) Benoist". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Mendoncia lindaviana (Gilg) Benoist". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Mendoncia lindavii Britton". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 December 2021.