- Source: Nelsonia (plant)
Nelsonia is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. They can be found in tropical: Africa (including Madagascar), Latin America, south-east Asia and Australia.
Species
As of February 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts three species:
Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.
Nelsonia gracilis Vollesen
Nelsonia smithii Oerst.
= Synonyms and obsolete taxa
=The Plant List (9 October 2012) listed the following species names:
Nelsonia albicans Kunth = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia brunelloides (Lam.) Kuntze = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia campestris R.Br. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia campestris var. vestita (Roem. & Schult.) C.B. Clarke = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia canescens var. smithii (Oerst.) E.Hossain = Nelsonia smithii Oerst. (1854)
Nelsonia canescens var. vestita (Roem. & Schult.) E. Hossain = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia hirsuta (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia lamiifolia (Roxb.) Spreng. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia origanoides (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia pohlii Nees = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia rotundifolia R.Br. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia senegalensis Oerst. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia tomentosa A. Dietr. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia vestita Schult. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)
Nelsonia villosa Oerst. = Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. (1824)