Nelsonia canescens
A species in the Acanthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Genus
- Nelsonia
- Species
- Nelsonia canescens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1824
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Nelsonia canescens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
35 synonyms in this snapshot
- Acanthodium spicatumName author: Nees
- Dianthera celebicaName author: Rolfe
- Dianthera tomentosaName author: Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke
- Justicia ajugoidesName author: Buch.-Ham. ex Nees
- Justicia bengalensisName author: Spreng.
- Justicia canescensName author: Lam.
- Justicia lamiifoliaName author: J.Koenig ex Roxb.
- Justicia nummulariifoliaName author: Vahl
- Justicia origanoidesName author: Vahl
- Justicia pentastichaName author: Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
- Justicia pusillaName author: Pohl ex Nees
- Justicia tomentosaName author: Roxb.
- Justicia vestitaName author: Schult.
- Nelsonia albicansName author: Kunth
- Nelsonia brunelloides var. canescensName author: (Lam.) Kuntze
- Nelsonia campestrisName author: R.Br.
- Nelsonia campestris var. vestitaName author: (Schult.) C.B.Clarke
- Nelsonia canescens var. canescensName author: Not supplied
- Nelsonia canescens var. vestitaName author: (Schult.) E.Hossain
- Nelsonia lamiifoliaName author: (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) R.Br. ex Spreng.
- Nelsonia nummulariifoliaName author: (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
- Nelsonia origanoidesName author: (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
- Nelsonia pohliiName author: Nees
- Nelsonia rotundifoliaName author: R.Br.
- Nelsonia senegalensisName author: Oerst.
- Nelsonia tomentosaName author: A.Dietr.
- Nelsonia vestitaName author: Schult.
- Nelsonia villosaName author: Oerst.
- Origanum lanatumName author: Bojer ex Nees
- Rhaphidospora vestitaName author: G.Don
- Rostellularia bonthainensisName author: Bremek.
- Ruellia diffusaName author: Vell.
- Ruellia eriostachyaName author: Bojer ex Nees
- Strophacanthus bonthainensisName author: Bremek.
- Zahlbrucknera repensName author: Pohl ex Nees
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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