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Mendoncia

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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[1]

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Synonyms[1]
  • 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.[1] 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

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89 species are accepted.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ {{Cite web|title=Mendoncia lindaviana (Gilg) *[[Benoist|url=https://eol.org/pages/19828179/%7Caccess-date=17 December 2021|website=Encyclopedia of Life}}
  4. ^ "Mendoncia lindavii Britton". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 17 December 2021.