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Mendoncia

Agneta Julia Borg
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Containing group: Thunbergioideae

Introduction

Mendoncia is one of five genera in Thunbergioideae, comprising ca. 60 species distributed mainly in Central and South America with some African representatives and a few species native to Madagascar.

Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships

To date, there is no comprehensive subgeneric taxonomic treatment of Mendoncia. Some species have earlier been ascribed to two separate genera; Monachochlamys and Afromendoncia. Due to the lack of sufficient divergent characters, both genera were sunk back into Mendoncia by Benoist (1944), and recent DNA analyses show that neither Monachochlamys nor Afromendoncia are monophyletic (Borg et al. 2008). Relationships within Mendoncia correspond well to the geographic distribution of the genus. The genus displays a trans-Atlantic disjunction, with one clade consisting of species endemic to Madagascar, which is sister to a large group consisting of one African mainland clade and an entirely American clade.

References

Profice, S.R. 1988. Mendoncia Vell. ex Vand. (Acanthaceae): Espécies ocorrentes no Brasil. Arq. Jard. Bot. Rio J. 29: 201-279.

Turrill, W.B. 1919. A revision of the genus Mendoncia. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1919: 407-425.

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Scientific Name Mendoncia cowanii (S. Moore) Benoist
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Scientific Name Mendoncia retusa Turrill
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
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Scientific Name Mendoncia retusa Turrill
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Agneta Julia Borg
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

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