Whitfieldia Explained

Whitfieldia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae. It includes 13 species of erect or scrambling shrubs native to tropical Africa. The greatest species diversity is in the Guineo-Congolian rainforests of western and central Africa.

Species

13 species are accepted:

• Whitfieldia brazzae
• Whitfieldia colorata
• Whitfieldia elongata
• Whitfieldia lateritia
• Whitfieldia latiflos
• Whitfieldia laurentii
• Whitfieldia liebrechtsiana
• Whitfieldia orientalis
• Whitfieldia preussii
• Whitfieldia purpurata
• Whitfieldia rutilans
• Whitfieldia stuhlmannii
• Whitfieldia thollonii