| Display parents | 3 |
|---|---|
| Genus | Metarungia |
| Parent authority | Baden (1981) |
| Species | galpinii |
| Authority | (Baden) Baden (1984) |
| Synonyms | Macrorungia galpinii Baden (1981) |
Metarungia galpinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae of dicotyledonous flowering plants.[1][2] It is a shrub endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the sole species in genus Metarungia.[1]
It has a large, colourful corolla, and is morphologically similar to Anisotes,[3] which is also assumed to be bird-pollinated. It differs mainly in the dehiscence of the fruit capsule, and details of the placenta.[3]
References
- ^ Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
- ^ Baden, Claus (April 1981). "The genus Macrorungia (Acanthaceae), a taxonomic revision". Nordic Journal of Botany. 1 (2): 143–153. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.1981.tb00687.x
- ^ Darbyshire, Iain; Vollesen, Kaj; Chapman, Hazel M. (23 January 2009). "A remarkable range disjunction recorded in Metarungia pubinervia (Acanthaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 63 (4): 613–615. doi:10.1007/s12225-008-9073-3. S2CID 40176831