Commemorating James Townsend Mackay (1775–1862), Scottish botanist and gardener.

For description see Mackaya bella.

Flowers large, 5-lobed, pale violet with fine dark lines; fertile stamens 2.

Cuttings.

A genus of 1 species from South Africa.

Source: Spencer, R. (2002). Acanthaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 4. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons. Part 3. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.