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)
469.4114
Genus
Sclerochiton Harv.; Hook. Lond. J. Bot. 1: 27 (1842)
Distribution: Tropical Africa from Sierra Leone to Kenya and Mozambique, southward to Angola and Zimbabwe, South Africa
Species listed in database: 17
= Isacanthus Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 278 (1847)
= Pseudoblepharis Baill.; Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 836 (1890)
= Butayea De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo, Ser. IV. 149 (1903)
species :
Sclerochiton apiculatus
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 46(1): 41 (1991)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Sclerochiton coeruleus (Lindau) S.Moore; J. L. Soc, Bot. 40: 159 (1911)
= Pseudoblepharis coerulea Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 30: 111 (1901)
species :
Sclerochiton bequaertii
De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Afr. 8: Suppl. Bot. 35 (1920)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Uganda
23 RWA ZAI 25 UGA
species :
Sclerochiton boivinii
(Baill.) C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 110 (1899)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudoblepharis boivinii Baill.; Bull. Soc. Linn. Paris 2: 837 (1890)
= Pseudoblepharis heinsenii Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 320 (1897)
species :
Sclerochiton glandulosissimus
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 46(1): 35 (1991)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Sclerochiton harveyanus
Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 279 (1847)
Distribution: Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga, KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
26 MOZ ZIM 27 SAF SWZ
species :
Sclerochiton hirsutus
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 46(1): 35 (1991)
Distribution: S-Malawi; Mozambique
26 MLW MOZ
species :
Sclerochiton ilicifolius
A.Meeuse; Bothalia 6: 535 (1956)
Distribution: S-Botswana; South Africa (Limpopo, Mpulamanga)
27 BOT SAF
species :
Sclerochiton insignis
(Mildbr.) Vollesen; Kew Bull. 46(1): 20 (1991)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudoblepharis insignis Mildbr.; Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 12: 718 (1935)
= Sclerochiton kirkii var. insignis (Mildbr.) Napper; Kew Bull. 24: 334 (1970)
species :
Sclerochiton kirkii
(T.Anderson) C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 110 (1899)
Distribution: Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
25 TAN 26 MLW MOZ ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus kirkii T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 37 (1864)
species :
Sclerochiton nitidus
(S.Moore) C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 110 (1900)
Distribution: Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Angola; Zambia
23 CON ZAI 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acanthus nitidus S.Moore; J. Bot. 18: 232 (1880)
= Pseudoblepharis nitida (S.Moore) Lindau; Engl. & Prantl, Natürl. Pflanzenfam. 4: 3b 319 (1895)
= Sclerochiton gilletii De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 5, 1: 318 (1906)
species :
Sclerochiton obtusisepalus
C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 111 (1899)
Distribution: Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi
25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudoblepharis obtusisepala (C.B.Clarke) Lindau; Wiss. Ergebn. Deutsch. Zentr.-Afr.-Exped. 1908 2: 299 (1911)
species :
Sclerochiton odoratissimus
Hilliard; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 30: 109 (1970)
Distribution: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
species :
Sclerochiton preussii
(Lindau) C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 110 (1900)
Distribution: Cameroon; Bioko Isl. [Fernando Poo]
23 BIO CMN
Conservation Status: IUCN EN (Cameroon)
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudoblepharis preussii Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 34 (1894)
species :
Sclerochiton tanzaniensis
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 46(1): 33 (1991)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Sclerochiton triacanthus
A.Meeuse; Bothalia 7: 446 (1961)
Distribution: South Africa (Mpulamanga)
27 SAF
species :
Sclerochiton uluguruensis
Vollesen; Kew Bull. 46(1): 37 (1991)
Distribution: Tanzania
25 TAN
species :
Sclerochiton vogelii
(Nees) T.Anderson; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 7: 37 (1864)
subspecies :
subsp. vogelii
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]
22 GHA GUI IVO LBR SIE 23 CON GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Isacanthus vogelii Nees; Prodr. [A. DC.] 11: 279 (1847)
subspecies :
subsp. congolanus
(De Wild.) Vollesen; Kew Bull. 46(1): 45 (1991)
Distribution: Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Uganda; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Mozambique
23 CON GAB RWA ZAI 25 TAN UGA 26 ANG MOZ ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Butayea congolana De Wild.; Ann. Mus. Congo Belge, Bot., sér. 4, 1: 150 (1903)
= Sclerochiton albus De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Afr. 8: Suppl. Bot. 33 (1920)
= Sclerochiton cyaneus De Wild.; Rev. Zool. Afr. 8: Suppl. Bot. 34 (1920)
= Sclerochiton sousae Benoist; Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 24: 24 (1950)
subspecies :
subsp. holstii
(Lindau) Napper; Kew Bull. 24: 333 1970)
Distribution: Kenya; Tanzania; Zanzibar
25 KEN TAN
Synonyms: hidden
= Pseudoblepharis holstii Lindau; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 35 (1894)
= Sclerochiton holstii (Lindau) C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 111 (1899)
= Sclerochiton scissisepalus C.B.Clarke; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Africa 5: 111 (1899)
