Acrotome inflata

Acrotome inflata

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: Acrotome inflata

Name

Acrotome inflata Benth., 1848

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acrotome amboensis Briq., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(3): 1095 (1894).
  • Lasiocorys eenii (Hiern) Baker in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 469 (1900).
  • Leucas eenii Hiern, Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 878 (1900).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. in A.P.de Candolle, 1848. Prodr. 12: 436

Additional references

• Paton, A.J., Bramley, G., Ryding, O., Polhill, R.M., Harvey, Y.B., Iwarsson, M., Otieno, D., Balkwill, K., Phillipson, P.B., Harley, R.M. & Willis, F. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(8): 1-346. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2003. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Database in ACCESS: 1-216203. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [unavailable for the public] Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acrotome inflata 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 inflata. 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 inflata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Acrotome inflata. Published online. Accessed: Mar 26 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Tolbossie, Perdeskrikbossie
English: Tumbleweed

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