Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2728)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2642)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2226)
Order: Scrophulariales (81)
Family: Acanthaceae (25)(family description)
Genus: Championella (1)
Epithet: maclurei (Merr.) C.Y.Wu & H.S.Lo (1)
maclurei => in honor of Floyd Alonzo McClure (1897–1970) United States botanist with extensive experience of Chinese bamboos