Isoglossa nervosa
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| Isoglossa nervosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Genus: | Isoglossa |
| Species: | I. nervosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Isoglossa nervosa C.B.Clarke (1900) | |
Isoglossa nervosa is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae. It is an herbaceous perennial or subshrub native to southeastern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Bioko island in Equatorial Guinea.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical montane forest from 2,000 to 2,950 meters elevation.[1]
It has been recorded at Pico Basilé on Bioko, on Mount Cameroon and Mann's Spring, Bokwangwo, Bamboutos, Mount Oku, and the Adamawa Plateau in Cameroon, and Mabile-Ngelyaki in Nigeria.[1] It grows in upper montane forest with Podocarpus milanjianus, Prunus africana, Myrsine melanophloeos, Nuxia congesta, and Syzygium guineense, as well as bamboo thicket, forest-grassland transition thickets, and montane grassland.[2]
