Acanthaceae
Barleria

Barleria mackenii Hook.f.

First published in Bot. Mag. 96: t. 5866 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Manzitto-Tripp, E.A. & Chase, F.M. (2021). A taxonomic revision of Acanthaceae tribe Barlerieae in Angola and Namibia. Part 2. Kew Bulletin 76: 127-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Shendage, S.M. & Yadav, S.R. (2010). Revision of the genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India. Rheedea 20: 81-130. [Cited as Barleria gibsonii.]

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Bot. Mag. 96: t.5866 (1870).
  • in Merxmüller, Prodr. Fl. SW Afr. 130: 16 (1968).
  • —A. & R. Heath, Field Guide Pl. N. Botswana: 22 (2009).
  • —Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 160 (1899).
  • —Meyer in Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 2: 382 (1957).
  • —Obermeijer in Ann. Transv. Mus. 15: 146 (1933).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Manzitto-Tripp, E.A. & Chase, F.M. (2021). A taxonomic revision of Acanthaceae tribe Barlerieae in Angola and Namibia. Part 2. Kew Bulletin 76: 127-190. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2015). Flora Zambesiaca 8(6): 1-314. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1959 Gossweiler, J. [9717] Angola K000913674 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000951846 Lectotype Yes
Rügheimer, S.; Klaassen, E.S.; Hochobes, M.M.; Hasheela, H.R.; Aiyambo, D. [2878] Namibia K001590069 Yes
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [FM1910] Angola K001495285 Yes
Maiato, F.; Cachissapa, M. [FM1858] Angola K001495283 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] South Africa K000951847 Type Yes
Bidgood, S. [BO/10] Botswana K000823856 Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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/
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    • Kew Bulletin
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  • 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

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