Acanthaceae
Blepharis

Blepharis obmitrata C.B.Clarke

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 101 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Angola, Namibia, SW. Botswana. It is a perennial or subshrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Namibia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Vollesen, K. (2013). Flora Zambesiaca 8(5): 1-184. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • C.B. Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 101 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 474 (1997).
  • Meyer in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afr. 130: 26 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 2008 Crawford, F. [94] Namibia K000450262 Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Newton [s.n.] Angola K000394262 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Angola K000394261 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Welwitsch [5019] Angola K000394260 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 de Winter, B.; Leistner [5793] South Africa K000394364 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Galpin, E.E.; Pearson [7527] South Africa K000394365 Type Yes
Baum, H. [998] Angola K001009442 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2510] Angola K001009450 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2129] Angola K001009439 Yes
Humbert, H. [16066] Angola K001009437 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2578] Angola K001009445 Yes
Boss, G. [35949] Angola K001009436 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Angola K001009441 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3608] Angola K001009451 Yes
Barbosa, G. [11728] Angola K001009452 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2527] Angola K001009447 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2413] Angola K001009453 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [812] Angola K001009455 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [3612] Angola K001009448 Yes
Bamps, P.; Martins, S. [4387] Angola K001009438 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2370] Angola K001009446 Yes
Baum, H. [19] Angola K001009449 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2523] Angola K001009443 Yes
Pearson, H.H.W. [2864] Angola K001009444 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [10812] Angola K001009454 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4939] Angola K001009440 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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