Acanthospermum glabratum

Acanthospermum glabratum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Millerieae
Subtribus: Melampodiinae
Genus: Acanthospermum
Species: Acanthospermum glabratum

Name

Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild, 1967

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acanthospermum xanthioides var. glabratum DC. in Prodr. 5: 522 (1836)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil Southeast Introduced into: Botswana, Cape Provinces, Free State, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Wild, 1967. Kirkia; The Zimbabwe Journal of Botany 6: 6[

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Acanthospermum glabratum. Published online. Accessed: June 221 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Acanthospermum glabratum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Acanthospermum glabratum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 June 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Acanthospermum glabratum. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 22. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: ankerbossie, kruipstertklits, vyfsadige kruipsterklits
English: creeping starbur, five-seeded prostrate starbur, prostrate starbur, sheepbur

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