Afrofittonia
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox Afrofittonia commonly known as the hunter's weed,[1] is a genus of plants in the family Acanthaceae. There is only one species in the genus, Afrofittonia silvestris. It is found in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Nigeria.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to Oil & gas drilling.[3]
The genus name of Afrofittonia is in honour of Sarah Mary Fitton (c.1796–1874), an Irish writer and botanist and her sister Elizabeth Fitton.[4] The Latin specific epithet of silvestris means woodland, from sylva.[5] It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.49 on page 406 in 1913.[2]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[6]
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