Entry for Acrotome angustifolia [family LAMIACEAE]
Herbarium
South African National Biodiversity Institute, Compton Herbarium, Cape Town (SAM)
Collection
Flora of Southern Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of South Africa, (2003) Author: Dr J.P. Roux
Names
Acrotome angustifolia [family LAMIACEAE]
Common names
A. lancifolia Brem. & Oberm. in Ann. Transv. Mus. 16: 431 (1935). Type: Botswana, Kaotwe, Van Son sub TRV 28919 (PRE, holo.!; BM).
Information
Similar in habit and appearance to A. inflata (above) but pubescence on the stems antrorse not retrorse and leaves narrower, linear-lanceolate or narrowly lanceolate-oblong, 40-90 x 5-14 mm.
Habitat
According to Rodin a tea is made from the leaves and flowers in the Okavango area and given to children with upset stomachs.
Use
2. Acrotome angustifolia G. Tayl. in J. Bot., Lond. 73: 9 (1935); Launert & Schreiber in F.S.W.A. 123: 6 (1969). Type: Transvaal, Mosdene, Galpin M 602 (BM, holo.; K; PRE!).
Range
Found in open woodland on deep sandy soil in northern S.W.A./Namibia, Botswana, north-western Transvaal and just entering the northern Cape Province. Also in Zimbabwe and Zambia. It does not show the same tendency to become a weed as A. inflata and is restricted to the particular environment indicated. Mainly for these reasons, A. angustifolia is retained as a separate species. Map 8.
