Kenyacanthus ndorensis is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is an evergreen erect or trailing subshrub endemic to central Kenya. It is the sole species in genus Kenyacanthus.[1]
| Kenyacanthus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Kenyacanthus I.Darbysh. & Kiel (2019) |
| Species: | K. ndorensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Kenyacanthus ndorensis (Schweinf.) I.Darbysh. & Kiel (2019)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Rhinacanthus ndorensis Schweinf. (1892) | |
It grows in upland grassland and open woodland, including Vachellia drepanolobium woodland, from 1700 to 2150 meters elevation, often on seasonally-damp black clay soils. It forms small mats whch are conspicuously green among the dried grasses during the dry season.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Kenyacanthus ndorensis (Schweinf.) I.Darbysh. & Kiel. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 February 2024.