Lankesteria (protist)
Lankesteria may refer to: * ''Lankesteria'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae * ''Lankesteria'' (protist), a genus of protists in the family Lecudinidae ''Lecudinidae'' is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia. Taxonomy There are about 35 genera in this family. History The family was created by Kamm in 1922. It was raised to superfamily status by Levine in 1971. Descri ...

Lankesteria (plant)
''Lankesteria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Acanthaceae. Its native range is Tropical Africa and it is found in the countries of Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zaïre. The genus name of ''Lankesteria'' is in honour of Edwin Lankester (1814–1874), an English surgeon and naturalist who made a major contribution to the control of cholera in London. It was first described and published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. Vol.31 (Misc.) on page 86 in 1845. Known species According to Kew: *''Lankesteria alba'' *''Lankesteria barteri'' *''Lankesteria brevior'' *''Lankesteria elegans'' *''Lankesteria glandulosa'' *''Lankesteria hispida'' *''Lankesteria thyrsoidea'' References

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Lankesteria (protist)
Lankesteria may refer to: * ''Lankesteria'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae * ''Lankesteria'' (protist), a genus of protists in the family Lecudinidae ''Lecudinidae'' is a family of parasitic alveolates of the phylum Apicomplexia. Taxonomy There are about 35 genera in this family. History The family was created by Kamm in 1922. It was raised to superfamily status by Levine in 1971. Descri ...