Mackaya

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Mackaya
Flowers leaves.jpg
Mackaya bella
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Subfamily: Acanthoideae
Tribe: Justicieae
Genus: Mackaya
Harv.[1]
Species

4, see text

Mackaya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, disjunctly distributed in Brazil, South Africa, and the eastern Himalayas, Southeast Asia and China.[2] It is sister to Asystasia.[3]

Species[]

Currently accepted species include:[2]

Cultivation[]

Some species are cultivated as ornamental plants. Mackaya bella from South Africa, a small evergreen shrub with purple-veined white flowers, has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4] It is only hardy down to 10 °C (50 °F), so in temperate zones requires protection during the winter months.

References[]

  1. ^ Thes. Cap. 1: 8 (1859)
  2. ^ a b "Mackaya Kuntze". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ^ Deng, Yunfei; Wu (Wu Chengyih), Zhengyi (2009). "A New Combination in Mackaya (Acanthaceae), with Lectotypification for Mackaya tapingensis". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 19 (3): 307–309. doi:10.3417/2007009. S2CID 83547610.
  4. ^ "Mackaya bella". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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