Whitfieldia elongata
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
- Whitfieldia
- Species
- Whitfieldia elongata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1899
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Whitfieldia elongata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
12 synonyms in this snapshot
- Dipteracanthus elongatusName author: (P.Beauv.) Nees
- Ruellia elongataName author: P.Beauv.
- Ruellia longifloraName author: Nees
- Whitfieldia elongata var. abbreviataName author: Mildbr.
- Whitfieldia elongata var. dewevreiName author: De Wild. & T.Durand
- Whitfieldia longifloraName author: S.Moore
- Whitfieldia longifoliaName author: T.Anderson
- Whitfieldia longifolia var. dewevreiName author: (De Wild. & T.Durand) C.B.Clarke
- Whitfieldia longifolia var. perglabraName author: (C.B.Clarke) Hutch. & Dalziel
- Whitfieldia perglabraName author: C.B.Clarke
- Whitfieldia subviridisName author: C.B.Clarke
- Whitfieldia tanganyikensisName author: C.B.Clarke
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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