''Thomandersia'' is the sole genus in the Thomandersiaceae, an African family of flowering plants. ''Thomandersia'' is a genus of

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s and small trees, with six species native to

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and West Africa. ''Thomandersia'' traditionally has been classified within the family Acanthaceae based on morphology by several authors, including APG I 1998, APG II 2003, and in Schlegeliaceae at APG Website Missouri Botanical Garden, in a list of genera of this family, but Stevens argues further that should be considered out of this taxon by weak support and regarded Thomandersiaceae. The genus was elevated to family status, previously by Sreemadhavan 1976 and 1977 on the basis of leaf anatomy and

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morphology, and more recently by Wortley ''et al.'' 2005 and 2007, based on phylogenetic analyses of genetic material. The genus was described with this name in 1892 by French botanist Henri Ernest Baillon.Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1892. Histoire des Plantes 10: 456
in LatinTropicos, ''Thomandersia'' Baill.
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Species

The genus includes the following species:Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> * '' Thomandersia anachoreta'' Heine -

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* '' Thomandersia butayei'' De Wild. -

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, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo * '' Thomandersia congolana'' De Wild. & T. Durand - Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon,

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

* '' Thomandersia hensii'' De Wild. & T. Durand - from Nigeria to Angola * '' Thomandersia laurentii'' De Wild. - Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo * '' Thomandersia laurifolia'' ( T. Anderson ex Benth.) Baill. - Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea

References

Lamiales Lamiales genera Flora of West Tropical Africa Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon {{Lamiales-stub