Metarungia
Genus of flowering plants
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Metarungia galpinii is a species of flowering plant in the family Acanthaceae of dicotyledonous flowering plants.[1][2] It is a shrub endemic to the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the sole species in genus Metarungia.[1]
| Metarungia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Acanthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoideae |
| Tribe: | Justicieae |
| Genus: | Metarungia Baden (1981) |
| Species: | M. galpinii |
| Binomial name | |
| Metarungia galpinii (Baden) Baden (1984) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Macrorungia galpinii Baden (1981) | |
It has a large, colourful corolla, and is morphologically similar to Anisotes,[3] which is also assumed to be bird-pollinated. It differs mainly in the dehiscence of the fruit capsule, and details of the placenta.[3]
