Nicoteba

Nicoteba
Nicoteba betonica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Nicoteba Lindau (1893)
Species
Nicoteba betonica (L.) Lindau Nicoteba fittonioides (S.Moore) Lindau Nicoteba nilgherrensis (Nees) Lindau Nicoteba versicolor Lindau

Nicoteba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes four species native to sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian subcontinent.

Species

Four species are accepted.

• Nicoteba betonica (L.) Lindau – western, eastern, and southern tropical Africa and the Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka)
• Nicoteba fittonioides (S.Moore) Lindau – southeastern Kenya, Tanzania, and northern Mozambique
• Nicoteba nilgherrensis (Nees) Lindau – southwestern India
• Nicoteba versicolor Lindau – Angola

References

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