Anisotes pubinervius information

Red sunbird-bush
	Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Acanthaceae
Genus:	Anisotes
Species:	A. pubinervius
Binomial name
	Anisotes pubinervius; (T.Anderson) Heine (1966)
Synonyms
	Diapedium pubinervium (T.Anderson) Kuntze (1891); Himantochilus marginatus Lindau (1894); Himantochilus pubinervius (T.Anderson) Lindau (1895); Macrorungia pubinervia (T.Anderson) C.B.Clarke (1900); Metarungia pubinervia T.Anderson ex Baden (1984); Rungia pubinervia T.Anderson (1863);

Anisotes pubinervius is an Afrotropical plant species in the acanthus family,^[2] which is native to forest understorey in the Afromontane archipelago. It is widespread in eastern Africa, with isolated populations in southern Africa and Nigeria.^[3] The species is named for the fine down (pubi -) that covers the main leaf veins (-nervia).^[4]

^ Anisotes pubinervius (T.Anderson) Heine. 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.
^ Nichols, Geoff (14 March 2007). "Red Sunbird Bush – tops for nectar Metarungia pubinervia". BirdInfo, Article 26. Retrieved 18 July 2014.

[powo-1] Anisotes pubinervius (T.Anderson) Heine. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

[njb-2] 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.

[kb-3] 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.

[birdinfo-4] Nichols, Geoff (14 March 2007). "Red Sunbird Bush – tops for nectar Metarungia pubinervia". BirdInfo, Article 26. Retrieved 18 July 2014.