Metarungia galpinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae of dicotyledonous flowering plants.[1][2] It is a shrub endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the sole species in genus Metarungia.[1]
| Metarungia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Justicieae |
| Genus: | Metarungia Baden (1981) |
| Species: | M. galpinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden (1984)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Macrorungia galpinii Baden (1981) | |
It has a large, colourful corolla, and is morphologically similar to Anisotes,[3] which is also assumed to be bird-pollinated. It differs mainly in the dehiscence of the fruit capsule, and details of the placenta.[3]
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- ^ a b c Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden. 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.
- ^ a b 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.