Acanthaceae

Blepharis Juss.

First published in Gen. Pl.: 103 (1789)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa to Tropical Asia.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf States, Hainan, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Lesser Sunda Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 5: 94.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Juss., Gen. Pl.: 103 (1789).
  • Obermeyer in Ann. Transv. Mus. 19: 105 (1937).
  • Vollesen, Blepharis: 30 (2000).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Vollesen, Blepharis (Acanthaceae), a taxonomic revision (2000).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Ann. Transv. Mus. 19: 105 (1937)
  • DC., Prodr. 11: 265 (1847)
  • E. & P. Pf. IV, 3b: 316 (1895)
  • F.T.A. 5: 94 (1899)
  • G.P. 2: 1089 (1876)
  • Gen. Pl.: 103 (1789)
  • Vollesen, Blepharis: 30 (2000)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000394382 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Kotschy [58] Ethiopia K000394176 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Kotschy [256] Sudan K000394177 Holotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Chevalier, A. [9837] Chad K000394181 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Passarge [77a] Cameroon K000394185 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Passarge [77a] Cameroon K000394186 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Buchanan, J. [914] Malawi K000394250 Holotype Yes
Oct 22, 1896 Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000394384 Lectotype Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6151] Tanzania K000468274 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116314 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2018] Angola K001009432 Yes
Burke [s.n.] South Africa K000394383 Unknown Type Material Yes
Banze, A.; Osborne, J.; Datizua, C.; Mamba, A.; Mucaleque, P. ; Rachide, T.; Saide, R.O. (guide); Maoji,S.O. (guide) [AB522] Mozambique K001346693 No
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [6301] Tanzania K000468124 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116317 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116320 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116311 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116312 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5306] Tanzania K000190536 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116721 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bidgood, S.; Darbyshire, I.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Sanchez-Ken, G.; Vollesen, K. [5142] Tanzania K000190370 Yes
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [3717] Tanzania K:SPC-02803.000 No
Menezes, A.; Barroso; Sousa [3346] Angola K001009431 Yes
Bidgood, S.; Hoenselaar, K.; Leliyo, G.; Vollesen, K. [5985] Tanzania K000468440 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116318 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116315 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116313 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116310 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116319 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 2513] K001116316 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0