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Taxon:  Megaskepasma erythrochlamys Lindau



Summary
Genus:
Megaskepasma
Family:
Acanthaceae
Subfamily:
Acanthoideae
Tribe:
Justicieae
Nomen number:
462300
Place of publication:
Bull. Herb. Boissier 5:666. 1897
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
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  2. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  3. Leonard, E. C. 1958. The Acanthaceae of Colombia, III. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 31:417-418.
  4. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  5. Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
  6. Meyer, J.-Y. & C. Lavergne. 2004. Beautés fatales: Acanthaceae species as invasive alien plants on tropical Indo-Pacific islands. Diversity & Distrib. 10:333-347.
  7. Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  8. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  9. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
English
Brazilian red-cloak –
red-cloak –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMerida 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMiranda 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaNueva Esparta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaSucre 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaTachira 
2CultivatedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
Native
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Merida, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Sucre, Tachira]
Cultivated
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=462300. Accessed 19 May 2025.