Nelsonia (plant)

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.

Species

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

• Nelsonia canescens <small>(Lam.) Spreng.</small>
• Nelsonia gracilis <small>Vollesen</small>
• Nelsonia smithii <small>Oerst.</small>

Synonyms and obsolete taxa

The Plant List <small>(9 October 2012)</small> listed the following species names:

• Nelsonia albicans Kunth = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia brunelloides (Lam.) Kuntze = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia campestris R.Br. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia campestris var. vestita (Roem. & Schult.) C.B. Clarke = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia canescens var. smithii (Oerst.) E.Hossain = Nelsonia smithii Oerst. (1854)
• Nelsonia canescens var. vestita (Roem. & Schult.) E. Hossain = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia hirsuta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia lamiifolia (Roxb.) Spreng. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia origanoides (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia pohlii Nees = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia rotundifolia R.Br. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia senegalensis Oerst. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia tomentosa A. Dietr. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia vestita <small>Schult.</small> = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
• Nelsonia villosa Oerst. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)

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