Acanthaceae
Blepharis

Blepharis buchneri Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 30 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. & SW. Tanzania to Angola. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

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. (2008). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae(1): 1-285.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Clarke in F.T.A. 5: 101 (1899).
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 473 (1997).
  • Lindau in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 30 (1894).
  • Vollesen in F.T.E.A., Acanthaceae 1: 128 (2008).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Contrib. Fl. Katanga, Suppl. 5: 54 (1933)
  • De Wild., Contrib. Fl. Katanga, Suppl. 4: 92 (1932)
  • E.J. 20: 30 (1894)
  • F.T.A. 5: 101 (1899)
  • Fries, Rhod.-Kongo Exp. 1911–12, 1, Bot.: 306 (1916)
  • Lebrun & Stork, Enum. Pl. Afr. Trop. 4: 473 (1997)
  • Ruffo et al.,Cat. Lushoto Herb. Tanzania: 2 (1996)
  • Troupin, Fl. Rwanda 3: 441 (1985)
  • Vollesen, Blepharis: 295 (2000).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1997 Welwitsch [5061] Angola K000394302 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Gossweiler, J. [1082] Angola K000394304 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Methow [109] Angola K000394301 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1997 Welwitsch [5112] Angola K000394303 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dawe, M.T. [394] Angola K001009398 Yes
Henriques, C. [920] Angola K001009397 Yes
Baum, H. [834] Angola K001009399 Yes
Faulkner, H.G. [A.284] Angola K001009395 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4558] Angola K001009400 Yes
Welwitsch [5096] Angola K001009402 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [4558] Angola K001009401 Yes
Henriques, C. [360] Angola K001009396 Yes
de Menezes, A. [516] Angola K001009403 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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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