469.0000
Family
Acanthaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 102 (1789) (´Acanthi´), nom. cons.
ca. 192 genera, ca. 5500 spp. Phylogeny: Manzitto-Tripp et al. 2022
Species listed in database: 5454
= Avicenniaceae Miq.; Lehm., Pl. Preiss. 1: 353 (1845), nom. cons.
= Justiciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 60 (1838)
= Mendonciaceae Bremek.; Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., ser. C, 56: 540 (1954)
= Meyeniaceae Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Nelsoniaceae (Nees) Sreem.; Phytologia 37: 412 (1977)
= Thunbergiaceae Lilja; Skånes Fl., ed. 2: 979 (1870)
469.4116
Genus
Blepharis Juss.; Gen. 103 (1789)
Distribution: E-Mediterranean, trop. Africa (58), South Africa and few trop. Old World
Species listed in database: 128
= Acanthodium Delile; Fl. Egypte, 241. t. 33 (1812)
= Trichacanthus Zoll. & Moritzi; Nat. en Geneesk. Arch. Neerl. Indie 2: 572 (1845)
= Blepharacanthus Nees; Lindl. Introd. Nat. Syst. ed. II. 444 (1836)
species :
Blepharis acanthodioides
Klotzsch; Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 212 (1861)
Distribution: Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
26 MLW MOZ ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis myresii Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 136 (1937)
species :
Blepharis acuminata
Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 121 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis aequisepala
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 126 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis affinis
Lindau; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C 369 (1895)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis hirsuta Mildbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 13: 285 (1936)
species :
Blepharis angusta
(Nees) T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 35 (1864)
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (North West Prov.)
27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium angustum Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 273 (1847)
species :
Blepharis aspera
Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 122 (1937)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; E-Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North West Prov.)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 BOT SAF
species :
Blepharis asteracantha
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 100 (1899)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis bequaertii De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 146 (1914)
species :
Blepharis attenuata
Napper; Israel J. Bot. 21: 164 (1972)
Distribution: Egypt; Israel (Rift Valley, N-Israel, Judean Desert)
20 EGY 34 ISR
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Blepharis bainesii
S.Moore ex C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 98 (1900)
Distribution: Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana
26 MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis cataractae S.Moore; J. Bot. 56: 37 (1918)
species :
Blepharis boranensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 110 (2000)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Djibouti; Somalia; Kenya
24 DJI ETH SOM 25 KEN
species :
Blepharis breyeri
Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 129 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis buchneri
Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 30 (1894)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Mozambique
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis acanthodioides S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 229 (1880), nom. illeg.
= Blepharis buchneri var. major De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 146 (1903)
= Blepharis malangensis S.Moore; J. Bot. 44: 27 (1906)
species :
Blepharis burundiensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 180 (2000)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi
23 BUR ZAI
species :
Blepharis calcitrapa
Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 147 (1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis calcitrapa var. decaryi Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 148 (1939)
= Blepharis calcitrapa var. ilicifolia Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 147 (1939)
= Blepharis calcitrapa var. sinuosa Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 148 (1939)
= Blepharis calcitrapa var. velutina Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 149 (1939)
species :
Blepharis capensis
(L.f.) Pers.; Syn. 2: 180 (1806)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium capense (L.f.) Nees; Linnaea 15: 361 (1841)
= Acanthus capensis (L.f.) Thunb.; Prodr. Cap. 97 (1794)
= Blepharacanthus capensis (L.f.) Nees; Lindl. Introd. Nat. Syst. ed. II. 444 (1836)
= Blepharis capensis var. latibracteata Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 112 (1937)
= Blepharis capensis var. prostrata Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 113 (1937)
= Blepharis furcata Eckl. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 276
species :
Blepharis chrysotricha
Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 32 (1894)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis hornbyae Milne-Redh.; Hook. Ic. Pl. 33: t. 3266 (1935)
species :
Blepharis ciliaris
(L.) B.L.Burtt; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 22: 94 (1956)
Distribution: Iran (S-Iran, W-Iran); Saudi Arabia; Oman; Yemen; S-Pakistan
34 IRN 35 OMA SAU YEM 40 PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus pectinatus Willd. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 274 (1847)
= Blepharis persica (Burm.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 483 (1891)
= Ruellia ciliaris L.; Mant. Pl.: 89 (1767)
= Ruellia persica Burm.f.; Fl. Indica: 135 (1768)
species :
Blepharis crinita
Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 150 (1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Blepharis cuanzensis
Welw. ex S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 230 (1880)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis cuanzensis var. leptophylla S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 230 (1880)
= Blepharis hirtella Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 28 (1894)
= Blepharis homblei De Wild.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 147 (1914)
= Blepharis leptophylla (S.Moore) Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 812 (1900)
variant :
var. parvispina
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 216 (2000)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Blepharis cuspidata
Lindau; Ann. Ist. Bot. Roma 6: 76 (1897)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
Remarks: known only from type
species :
Blepharis decussata
S.Moore; J. Bot. 49: 297 (1911)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Blepharis dhofarensis
A.G.Mill.; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 45(1): 63 (1988)
Distribution: Oman (Dhofar)
35 OMA
species :
Blepharis dilatata
C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 31 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis diplodonta
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 153 (2000)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis diversispina
(Nees) C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 104 (1900)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North West Prov.)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium diversispinum Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 275 (1847)
= Blepharis grisea S.Moore; J. Bot. 45: 228 (1907)
species :
Blepharis drummondii
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 77 (2000)
Distribution: Zimbabwe
26 ZIM
species :
Blepharis dunensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 272 (2000)
Distribution: Mozambique
26 MOZ
species :
Blepharis duvigneaudii
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 283 (2000)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Blepharis edulis
(Forssk.) Pers.; Syn. Pl. 2: 180 (1806)
Distribution: Egypt (Eastern Desert, NE-Egypt, SE-Egypt); Mauritania; Mali; Niger; Chad (incl. Tibesti, Ennedi); Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Iran; Israel (Rift Valley, S-Negev Desert, Negev Desert); Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, S-Sinai); Jordania (S-Jordania); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Hejaz, Midyan, Asir, E-Saudi Arabia, Nafud Desert, Nejd Desert, Rub al Khali); Kuwait; Bahrain; Qatar; Oman (Mascat & Oman); Yemen (Aden Desert, N-Inner Yemen, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen, Inner Hadhramaut, coastal Hadhramaut); Pakistan (Baluchistan, Scinde, Quetta, Pakistani Punjab, Salt Range)
20 EGY 22 MLI MTN NGR 24 CHA DJI ERI ETH SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG 34 IRN ISR JOR SIN 35 BAR KUW OMA QAT SAU YEM 40 PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium delilei (Spreng.) H.Buek; Ind. DC. Prod. 3: 1 (1859), as ´delilii´
= Acanthodium spicatum Delile; Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 2(Mém.): 241 (1813)
= Acanthus delilei Spreng.; Syst. Veg. ed. 16. 2: 819 (1825)
= Acanthus edulis Forssk.; Fl. Aegypt. Arab. 115 (1775)
= Acanthus tetragonus R.Br.; Salt, Ethiopia. App. 65 (1814), nom. nud.
= Blepharis edulis f. minima Chiov.; Fl. Somala 2: 350 (1932)
= Blepharis edulis var. gracilis Maire; Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 29: 441 (1938)
= Blepharis edulis var. oblongata A.Terracc.; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1892: 424 (1892)
= Blepharis hirta var. latifolia Martelli; Fl. Bogos.: 65 (1885)
= Blepharis obovata Chiov.; Agric. Colon. 20: 48 (1926)
species :
Blepharis eilensis
Baldesi & Vollesen; Phytotaxa 539(1): 63 (2022)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis espinosa
E.Phillips; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 16: 231 (1917)
Distribution: South Africa (North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov.); Lesotho
27 LES SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis espinosa var. spinosa Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 123 (1937)
species :
Blepharis exigua
(Zoll. & Moritzi) Valeton ex Backeb.; Onkruidfl. Jáv. Suikerrietgr. 662 (1931)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis ablephara Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 267 (1847)
= Blepharis exigua Valeton ex Koop.; Rec. Trav. Bot. Neerl. 24: 247 (1927), nomen
= Trichacanthus exiguus Zoll. & Moritzi; Nat. en Geneesk. Arch. Neerl. Indie 2: 572 (1845)
species :
Blepharis fenestralis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 54 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis ferox
P.G.Mey.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchem 4: 60 (1961)
Distribution: NW-Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Blepharis flava
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 212 (2000)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Blepharis fleckii
P.G.Mey.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. Munchem 4: 64 (1961)
Distribution: S-Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Blepharis forgiarinii
J.-P.Lebrun & Stork; Bull. Mus. Nation. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Ser. 4, 13(1-2): 51 (1991)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis furcata
(L.f.) Pers.; Syn. 2: 180; T. Anderson in J. Linn. Soc. 7: 35 (1863)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium furcatum (L.f.) Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 276 (1847)
= Acanthus furcatus L.f.; Suppl. 295 (1782)
= Acanthus integrifolius E.Mey. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 276 (1847) non L.f.
= Acanthus macer E.Mey. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 276 (1847)
= Blepharacanthus furcatus (L.f.) Nees ex Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 209 (1840)
= Blepharis trispinosa Hainz; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München, Heft 12, 68 (1955)
species :
Blepharis gazensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 56 (2000)
Distribution: S-Mozambique
26 MOZ
species :
Blepharis gigantea
Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 114 (1937)
Distribution: W-Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Blepharis glinus
Fiori; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital., 53 (1915)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis glomerans
Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 149 (1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis glomerans var. brevifolia Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 150 (1939)
= Blepharis madagascariensis Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 147 (1939)
= Blepharis madagascariensis var. salinarum Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 147 (1939)
species :
Blepharis glumacea
S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 232 (1880)
Distribution: Mali; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Chad; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 BEN MLI NGA 23 CAF CMN ZAI 24 CHA 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis kassneri S.Moore; J. Bot. 51: 213 (1913)
species :
Blepharis grandis
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 104 (1899)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis carduacea Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 410 (1901)
= Blepharis frutescens Gilli; Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 77: 47 (1973)
species :
Blepharis grossa
(Nees) T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 36 (1864)
Distribution: Angola; Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
26 ANG 27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium grossum Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 274 (1847)
= Blepharis dichotoma Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 260 (1889)
species :
Blepharis gypsophila
Thulin & Vollesen; Kew Bull. 70(2)-26: 1 (2015)
Distribution: Ethiopia
24 ETH
species :
Blepharis hildebrandtii
Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 29 (1894)
subspecies :
subsp. hildebrandtii
Distribution: Ethiopia; Kenya; Tanzania
24 ETH 25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis fruticulosa C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 99 (1899)
= Blepharis ruwenzoriensis C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 99 (1899)
subspecies :
subsp. phillipsiae
(Rendle) Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 167 (2000)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis phillipsiae Rendle; J. Bot. 35: 375 (1897)
species :
Blepharis hirtinervia
(Nees) T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 36 (1864)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium hirtinervium Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 277 (1847)
= Blepharis ecklonii C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 27 (1901)
species :
Blepharis huillensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 140 (2000)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Blepharis ilicifolia
Napper; Kew Bull. 24: 330 (1970)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Blepharis ilicina
Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 120 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis inaequalis
C.B.Clarke; Dyer. Fl. Cap. 5: 32 (1901)
Distribution: Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
27 BOT SAF
species :
Blepharis inermis
(Nees) C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 28 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium capense var. inermis Nees
species :
Blepharis inflata
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 252 (2000)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia
23 ZAI 26 ZAM
species :
Blepharis innocua
C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 25 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis innocua var. lancifolia Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 130 (1937)
species :
Blepharis inopinata
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 233 (2000)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia
25 TAN 26 ZAM
species :
Blepharis integrifolia
(L.f.) E.Mey. & Drège; Zwei Pflanzengeogr. Docum. 168 (1915)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]; India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtr. a, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh
23 RWA ZAI 24 ERI ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF SWZ 40 BAN IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus integrifolius L.f.; Suppl. Pl. 294 (1782)
= Acanthus molluginifolius (Pers.) Poir.; Lam., Encycl. suppl. 1: 90 (1810)
= Acanthus repens Vahl; Symb. Bot. 2: 76 (1791)
= Blepharacanthus integrifolius (L.f.) Nees ex Steud.; Nom. ed. II. 1: 209 (1840)
= Blepharis gueinzii T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 34 (1863) (guiinzii)
= Blepharis integrifolia var. setosa (Nees) Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 131 (1937)
= Blepharis molluginifolia Pers.; Syn. 2: 180 (1806)
= Blepharis repens (Vahl) Roth; Nov. Sp. 321 (1821)
= Blepharis rupicola Engl.; Abh. Königl. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1891(2): 389 (1892)
= Blepharis saturejifolia Pers.; Syn. Pl. 2: 180 (1806), nom. superfl.
= Blepharis saturejifolia var. latifolia Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 266 (1847)
= Blepharis setosa Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 265 (1847)
variant :
var. clarkei
(Schinz) Oberm.; Ann. Transv. Mus. 19: 131 (1937)
Distribution: Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
26 MOZ 27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis clarkei Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 60: 414 (1915)
species :
Blepharis involucrata
Solms ex Schweinf.; Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 107 (1867)
Distribution: Cameroon; SW-Chad; Sudan; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 CMN 24 CHA SUD 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis baguirmiensis Lindau; Mém. Soc. Bot. France 8: 50 (1908)
= Blepharis pinguior C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 5: 97 (1899)
species :
Blepharis itigiensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 251 (2000)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Blepharis javanica
Bremek.; Verh. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch., Amst., Afd. Natuurk., Sect. II. 45: No. 2, 10(1948)
Distribution: Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali, Sumbawa)
42 JAW LSI
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis zollingeri Bremek.; Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 43: 61 (1949)
species :
Blepharis katangensis
De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. IV. 146 (1903)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
species :
Blepharis kenyensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 263 (2000)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Blepharis kuriensis
Vierh.; Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 298 (1906)
Distribution: Abd-al-Kuri Isl.; Samha Isl.; Soqotra; Yemen
24 SOC 35 YEM
species :
Blepharis laevifolia
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 81 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis lawsonii
G.S.Giri & R.N.Banerjee; Blumea 28(2): 363 (1983)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Blepharis leendertziae
Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 137 (1937)
Distribution: Angola; Zambia; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
26 ANG MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF
species :
Blepharis linariifolia
Pers.; Syn. Pl. 2: 180 (1806)
Distribution: S-Morocco; Mauritania; Senegal; Gambia; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia
20 MOR 22 BEN BKN GAM IVO MLI MTN NGA SEN 23 CMN 24 CHA ETH SSU SUD
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium hirtum Hochst. ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 274 (1847)
= Blepharis edulis f. hirta (Hochst. ex Nees) A.Terracc.; Ann. Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 5: 102 (1893)
= Blepharis hirta (Hochst. ex Nees) Martelli; Fl. Bogos.: 65 (1886)
= Blepharis passargei Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 117 (1895)
species :
Blepharis longifolia
Lindau; Engl. et Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. 4: 3 b. 318 (1895)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Blepharis longispica
C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 30 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis macra
(Nees) Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 122 (2000)
Distribution: S-Namibia; South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium macrum Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 276 (1847)
= Blepharis extenuata S.Moore; J. Bot. 301 (1901)
species :
Blepharis maculata
Benoist; Humbert, Not. Syst. 8: 149 (1939)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Blepharis maderaspatensis
(L.) B.Heyne ex Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp. 320 (1821)
Distribution: Cape Verde Isl. (Ilha de Sao Tiago); Mauritania; Senegal; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Cameroon; Chad; Sudan; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Djibouti; Somalia; Soqotra; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Zambia; Malawi; S-Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal); Madagascar; Comores (Mayotte, Grande Comore); Yemen (Tihama, Aden Desert, W-Yemen); China (Hainan); Pakistan (Pakistani Punjab, etc.); India (throughout); Sri Lanka; Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mon); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
21 CVI 22 BEN BKN GHA GNB GUI IVO MLI MTN NGA SEN TOG 23 CMN 24 CHA DJI ERI ETH SOC SOM SSU SUD 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM SAF 29 COM MDG 35 YEM 36 CHI 40 BAN IND PAK SRL 41 CBD MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus ciliaris Burm.f.; Fl. Ind. 139 (1768)
= Acanthus maderaspatensis L.; Sp. Pl. 639 (1753)
= Blepharis abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.; Tent. Fl. Ethiopia. 2: 150 (1844)
= Blepharis boerhaviifolia Pers.; Syn. Pl. 2: 180 (1806), nom. superfl.
= Blepharis boerhaviifolia var. maderaspatensis (L.) Nees; Wall., Pl. asiat. rar. 3: 97 (1832)
= Blepharis boerhaviifolia var. micrantha Sond.; Linnaea 23: 92 (1850)
= Blepharis boerhaviifolia var. nigronervulosa De Wild. & T.Durand; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 2, 1(1): 46 (1899)
= Blepharis breviciliata Fiori; Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital., 61 (1911)
= Blepharis calaminthifolia Pers.; Syn. Pl. 2: 180 (1806)
= Blepharis gueinzi T.Anderson; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 34 (1863)
= Blepharis maderaspatensis subsp. rubiifolia (Schumach.) Napper; Kew Bull. 24: 325 (1970)
= Blepharis maderaspatensis var. abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Fiori; Agric. Colon. 5(Suppl.): 123 (1911 publ. 1912)
= Blepharis maderaspatensis var. boerhaviifolia Fiori; Boschi Piante Legnose dell´Eritrea: 346 (1912), nom. inval.
= Blepharis procumbens B.Heyne ex Roth; Nov. Pl. Sp.: 320 (1821), nom. illeg.
= Blepharis procurrens Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 267 (1847)
= Blepharis rubiifolia Schumach.; Kongel. Danske Vidensk. Selsk. Skr., Naturvidensk. Math. Afh. 4: 66 (1828)
= Blepharis teaguei Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 133 (1937)
= Blepharis togodelia Solms ex Schweinf.; Beitr. Fl. Aethiop. 108 (1867)
species :
Blepharis marginata
(Nees) C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 29 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (N-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium marginatum Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 275 (1847)
species :
Blepharis menocotyle
Milne-Redh.; Hook. Ic. Pl. 32: t. 3198 (1933)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
species :
Blepharis meyeri
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 133 (2000)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Blepharis mitrata
C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 27 (1901)
Distribution: Namibia; South Africa (E-Cape Prov., N-Cape Prov., W-Cape Prov.)
27 NAM SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis villosa (Nees) C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 29 (1901)
= Acanthodium capense var. villosum Nees
species :
Blepharis montana
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 261 (2000)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]
23 ZAI
species :
Blepharis natalensis
Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 115 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis noli-me-tangere
S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 231 (1880)
Distribution: Angola; Zimbabwe
26 ANG ZIM
species :
Blepharis obermeyerae
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 84 (2000)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
26 MOZ 27 SAF
species :
Blepharis obmitrata
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 101 (1900)
Distribution: Angola; Namibia (widespread); Botswana
26 ANG 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis bossii Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 126 (1937)
= Blepharis diversispina var. furcata Hiern; Cat. Afr. Pl. 4: 813 (1900)
= Blepharis gerlindae P.G.Mey.; Mitt. Bott. Staatssamml. München 6: 510 (1967)
= Blepharis naegelsbachii Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 127 (1937)
species :
Blepharis obtusisepala
Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 123 (1937)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis ogadenensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 55(4): 167 (2000)
Distribution: Ethiopia; Somalia; Kenya
24 ETH SOM 25 KEN
species :
Blepharis panduriformis
Lindau; Engl. et Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. 4: 3 b. 30 (1895)
Distribution: Tanzania; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ
species :
Blepharis paradoxa
Fritsch; Ann. Naturhist. Hofmus. Wien 5: 493 (1890)
Distribution: Madagascar
29 MDG
species :
Blepharis pascuorum
S.Moore; J. Bot. 49: 296 (1911)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Blepharis petalidioides
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 143 (2000)
Distribution: Botswana
27 BOT
species :
Blepharis petraea
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 57(2): 454 (2002)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Blepharis pratensis
S.Moore; J. Bot. 15: 294 (1877)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Blepharis procumbens
(L.f.) Pers.; Syn. 2: 180 (1806)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium procumbens (L.f.) Nees; Linnaea 15: 362 (1841)
= Acanthus glomeratus Lam.; Encycl. [Lam. & al.] 1(1): 23 (1783)
= Acanthus procumbens L.f.; Suppl. Pl. 294 (1782)
= Blepharacanthus procumbens (L.f.) Nees; Lindl. Introd. Nat. Syst. ed. II. 444 (1841)
= Blepharis glomerata (Lam.) Poir.; Lam., Encycl., Suppl. 1: 89 (1810)
species :
Blepharis pruinosa
Engl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 10: 260 (1889)
Distribution: Namibia; E-Botswana
27 BOT NAM
species :
Blepharis pungens
Klotzsch; Peters, Reise Mossamb. Bot. 211 (1861)
Distribution: Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis madandensis S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. Bot. 40: 158 (1911)
species :
Blepharis pusilla
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 243 (2000)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Blepharis reekmansii
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 294 (2000)
Distribution: Burundi
23 BUR
species :
Blepharis refracta
Mildbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 11: 82 (1933)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis refracta var. pinnatispina Mildbr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 11: 821 (1933)
species :
Blepharis richardsiae
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 262 (2000)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
species :
Blepharis saudensis
Masrahi & Basahi; Saudi J. Biol. Sci. 26(7): 1509 (2019)
Distribution: Saudi Arabia
35 SAU
species :
Blepharis scandens
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 189 (2000)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis sericea
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthae.) Taxon. Revis.: 256 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis scindica
Stocks ex T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 36 (1864)
Distribution: Sinai peninsula (S-Sinai); Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, Asir); Oman (Dhofar); Yemen (Tihama); Pakistan (Karachi, Sind, Baluchistan, Pakistani Punjab); India (Western, northern regions, Upper Gangetic Plains)
34 SIN 35 OMA SAU YEM 40 IND PAK
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium grossum Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 4: t. 1535 (1850), nom. illeg.
species :
Blepharis serrulata
(Nees) Ficalho & Hiern; Trans. Linn. Soc. London Ser. II. 2: 24 (1881)
Distribution: E-Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng, North West Prov.)
27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium serrulatum Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 275 (1847)
species :
Blepharis sinuata
(Nees) C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 33 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium sinuatum Nees; Linnaea 15: 362 (1841)
= Acanthus humilis Vahl ex Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 274 (1847)
species :
Blepharis sol
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 100 (1900)
Distribution: N-Malawi
26 MLW
species :
Blepharis somaliensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 188 (2000)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis spiculifolia
Balf.f.; Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 12: 85 (1884)
Distribution: Soqotra
24 SOC
Conservation Status: IUCN V
species :
Blepharis spinescens
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 57(2): 451 (2002)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis spinifex
Merxm.; Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München, Heft 4, 100 (1952)
Distribution: Namibia
27 NAM
species :
Blepharis spinipes
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 130 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis squarrosa
(Nees) T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 85 (1864)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Free State)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthodium squarrosum Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 275 (1847)
species :
Blepharis stainbankiae
C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 26 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (Gauteng, Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis stuhlmannii
Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 31 (1894)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia
23 RWA ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis cristata S.Moore; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 194 (1905)
= Blepharis evansii Turrill; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1912: 331 (1912)
= Blepharis trinervis Dewèvre; Bull. Soc. bot. Belg. 31: 2 (1894). (1895) 104, nomen, et ex C. B. Clarke, Dyer, Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 105 (1899), descr.
= Blepharis verdickii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. IV. 147 (1903)
species :
Blepharis subglabra
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 53 (2000)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis subvolubilis
C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 31 (1901)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, North-West Prov., Gauteng, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 BOT SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis dilatata var. explicatior C.B.Clarke; Harv. et Al., Fl. Cap. 5(1): 32 (1901)
= Blepharis saxatilis Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 128 (1937)
= Blepharis subvolubilis var. longifolia Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 129 (1937)
species :
Blepharis swaziensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 184 (2000)
Distribution: Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Blepharis tanae
Napper; Kew Bull. 24: 328 (1970)
Distribution: Somalia; Kenya
24 SOM 25 KEN
species :
Blepharis tanganyikensis
(Napper) Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 217 (2000)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis cuanzensis subsp. tanganyikensis Napper; Kew Bull. 24: 326 (1970)
species :
Blepharis tanzaniensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 273 (2000)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Blepharis tenuiramea
S.Moore; J. Bot. 205 (1900)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Namibia (incl. Caprivi Strip); Botswana
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 BOT NAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Blepharis caloneura S.Moore; J. Bot. 56: 37 (1918)
= Blepharis caloneura var. angustifolia Oberm.; Ann. Transvaal Mus. 19: 135 (1937)
species :
Blepharis tetrasticha
Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 29 (1894)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
species :
Blepharis thulinii
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 57(2): 452 (2002)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis torrei
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 269 (2000)
Distribution: Tanzania; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MOZ
species :
Blepharis transvaalensis
Schinz; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich. 60: 415 (1915)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, ?Mpulamanga, Gauteng)
26 ZIM 27 BOT SAF
species :
Blepharis trifida
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 155 (2000)
Distribution: Somalia
24 SOM
species :
Blepharis trispina
Napper; Kew Bull. 24: 328 (1970)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Blepharis turkanae
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 195 (2000)
Distribution: Kenya
25 KEN
species :
Blepharis uniflora
C.B.Clarke; Harv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Cap. 5: 27 (1901)
Distribution: South Africa (Limpopo, Gauteng)
27 SAF
species :
Blepharis uzondoensis
Vollesen; Blepharis (Acanthac.) Taxon. Revis.: 299 (2000)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Blepharis welwitschii
S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 231 (1880)
Distribution: Angola
26 ANG
