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Isoglossa nervosa

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Isoglossa nervosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Isoglossa
Species:
I. nervosa
Binomial name
Isoglossa nervosa
C.B.Clarke (1900)

Isoglossa nervosa is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial or subshrub native to southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Bioko island in Equatorial Guinea.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical montane forest from 2,000 to 2,950 meters elevation.[1]

It has been recorded at Pico Basilé on Bioko, on Mount Cameroon and Mann's Spring, Bokwangwo, Bamboutos, Mount Oku, and the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon, and Mabile-Ngelyaki in Nigeria.[1] It grows in upper montane forest with Podocarpus milanjianus, Prunus africana, Myrsine melanophloeos, Nuxia congesta, and Syzygium guineense, as well as bamboo thicket, forest-grassland transition thickets, and montane grassland.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cheek, M. (2014). "Isoglossa nervosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T39469A2926941. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T39469A2926941.en. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Isoglossa nervosa C.B.Clarke. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 February 2024.