Ascotheca

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|genus = Ascotheca

|parent_authority = Heine

|species = paucinervia

|authority = (T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Heine (1966)

|subdivision_ranks = Subspecies

|subdivision =

• Ascotheca paucinervia var. minor {{small|Champl. & Senterre}}
• Ascotheca paucinervia var. paucinervia

|subdivision_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:45699-1 Ascotheca paucinervia (T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Heine]. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 January 2024.

|synonyms =

• Justicia paucinervia {{small|T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke (1899)}}
• Ruellia paucinervia {{small|(T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Heine (1962)}}
• Rungia paucinervia {{small|(T.Anderson ex C.B.Clarke) Heine (1962)}}

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Ascotheca paucinervia is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Acanthaceae.

It is a subshrub or shrub native to west-central tropical Africa, ranging from southern Nigeria to Cameroon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. It is the sole species in genus Ascotheca.{{cite web |title=Ascotheca Heine {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:396-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=18 March 2021 |language=en}}

Two subspecies are accepted:

• Ascotheca paucinervia var. minor {{small|Champl. & Senterre}} – Cameroon and mainland Equatorial Guinea
• Ascotheca paucinervia var. paucinervia – (synonym Rungia obcordata {{small|Lindau (1905)}}) – southern Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon