Acrotome

Acrotome inflata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Lamiaceae
Subfamilia: Lamioideae
Tribus: Leucadeae
Genus: Acrotome
Species: A. angustifolia – A. fleckii – A. hispida – A. inflata – A. mozambiquensis – A. pallescens – A. tenuis – A. thorncroftii

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Acrotome in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Feb 5. Reference page.

Name

Acrotome Benth. ex Endl., Gen. Pl. 627. (1838)

• Type species: Acrotome pallescens Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 12: 436. (1848)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: Southern Africa Angola, Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G., 1838. Genera plantarum secundum ordines naturales disposita: 627

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acrotome in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Acrotome. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 26. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Acrotome. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Acrotome. Published online. Accessed: Mar 26 2022.

Vernacular names

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