Nelsonia (plant)


Nelsonia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They can be found in tropical: Africa, Latin America, south-east Asia and Australia.

Species

As of February 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts three species:Nelsonia canescens Spreng.Nelsonia gracilis VollesenNelsonia smithii Oerst.

Synonyms and obsolete taxa

The Plant List listed the following species names:Nelsonia albicans Kunth = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia brunelloides Kuntze = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia campestris R.Br. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia campestris var. vestita C.B. Clarke = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia canescens var. smithii E.Hossain = Nelsonia smithii Oerst. Nelsonia canescens var. vestita E. Hossain = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia hirsuta Roem. & Schult. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia lamiifolia Spreng. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia origanoides Roem. & Schult. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia pohlii Nees = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia rotundifolia R.Br. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia senegalensis Oerst. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia tomentosa A. Dietr. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia vestita Schult. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng. Nelsonia villosa Oerst. = Nelsonia canescens Spreng.