Blepharis obmitrataC.B.Clarke [family ACANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Vollesen,K., Blepharis diversispinaHiern [family ACANTHACEAE ]
Related name
Blepharis gerlindae
Blepharis bossii
Blepharis unrecorded
Blepharis obmitrata
Blepharis edulis
Blepharis marginata
Blepharis diversispina
Blepharis naegelsbachii
Flora
Entry for BLEPHARIS obmitrata C. B. Clarke [family ACANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 5, page 1, (1912) Author: By C. B. CLARKE.
Names
BLEPHARIS obmitrataC. B. Clarke [family ACANTHACEAE], in Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. v. 101
Information
hairy; branches 10 in. long; internodes 1–4 in. long; leaves approximated in fours, up to 1 1/2 by 1/3– 1/2 in., densely and minutely hairy, spinous-toothed; spines in the axils (i.e. the basal spines of next year's spikes) up to 2/3 in. long, simple or toothed near the base; spikes 2 by 3/4 in., rather dense, 6–10-flowered, hairy; bracts 3/4–1 by 1/3 in., obovate, suddenly acuminate, with 7–9 spines, hairy within and without; bracteoles 3/4–1 in. long, narrowly linear; anticous calyx-segment scarcely 1/2 in. long; posticous sepal nearly 3/4 in. long; corolla 1 in. long, blue; ovary crowned by a large pale brown cap, below the two hollows filled with glands at the style-base. null
Range
Also in Angola.
Distribution
KALAHARI REGION Transvaal: Boschveld, between Eland's River and Klippan, Rehmann, 5049!
