# Metarungia

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***Metarungia galpinii*** is a species of [flowering plant](/source/Flowering_plant) in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Acanthaceae](/source/Acanthaceae) of [dicotyledonous](/source/Dicotyledon) [flowering plants](/source/Flowering_plant).[1][2] It is a shrub endemic to the [Eastern Cape Province](/source/Eastern_Cape_Province) of [South Africa](/source/South_Africa). It is the sole species in genus ***Metarungia***.[1]

It has a large, colourful corolla, and is morphologically similar to *[Anisotes](/source/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

1. [*Metarungia galpinii* (Baden) Baden](https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:914231-1). *[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)*. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

1. 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](https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1981.tb00687.x)

1. 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](https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-008-9073-3). [S2CID 40176831](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:40176831)

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