Acridocarpus natalitius

Acridocarpus natalitius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Acridocarpus
Species: Acridocarpus natalitius
Varieties: A. n. var. linearifolius – A. n. var. natalitius

Name

Acridocarpus natalitius A.Juss., 1843

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Anomalopterys natalitia (A.Juss.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 87 (1891)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Jussieu, A.H.L. de, 1843. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat. 3: 486

Additional references

• Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) 2003. Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: i–vi, 1–1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 1-919795-99-5. ARK: /t50g8869c PDF (97 MB) Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Acridocarpus natalitius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 August 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Acridocarpus natalitius. 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 August 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Acridocarpus natalitius. Published online. Accessed: August 27 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Acridocarpus natalitius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 August 2023.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Motvrug, Veerklimop
English: Moth-fruit, The binder, Feather climber
isiZulu: Mabophe, Mobophe, uMabophe, uMabophawentaba, uMabopha, iHlalanyosi

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