Taxon:  Brillantaisia owariensis P. Beauv.



Summary
Genus:
Brillantaisia
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Ruellieae
Nomen number:
462293
Place of publication:
Fl. Oware 2:68, t. 100.  1818
Verified:
12/28/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brillantaisia dewevrei De Wild. & T. Durand
Brillantaisia nitens Lindau
Brillantaisia patula T. Anderson

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques & South African National Biodiversity Institute. African flowering plants database (on-line resource).
  2. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  3. Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
  4. Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
  5. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaTanzania  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaUganda  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan s.e.Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaLiberia  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaBurundi  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCentral African Republic  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCongo  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaGabon  Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
1NativeAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaRwanda  Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanMauritius  Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan (s.e.)
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
Naturalized
Africa
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Mauritius, Reunion

Reference(s)
  1. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  2. Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
  3. Sidwell, K. 1998. A revision of Brillantaisia (Acanthaceae). Bull. Nat. Hist. Mus. London, Bot. 28:90-93.
  4. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed potentialMeyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=462293. Accessed 16 October 2026.