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Hygrophila spinosa

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Identification
Hygrophila spinosa T.Anderson [family ACANTHACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine [family ACANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Asteracantha macracantha
  • Asteracantha longifolia
  • Hygrophila spinosa
  • Hygrophila auriculata
Common name
  • atwe (Deakin) (GHANA, AKAN-FANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • édalora (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, DIOLA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kositâbo (K&A) kostabo (K&A) (SENEGAL, ‘SOCE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Pelolaè (JDES) (GUINEA-BISSAU, DIOLA-FLU), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • eyitrσ (FRI) (GHANA, GBE-VHE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • kélé béto kala (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • orokarok (K&A) rokarot (K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER-NON (Nyominka)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • káyàr-giíwaá (ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA (West)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • mafọwọo kauruọnu (Macgregor) (NIGERIA, YORUBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • fastambo (Fox) (THE GAMBIA, MANDING-MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bechete (JDES; EPdS) (GUINEA-BISSAU, PEPEL), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • dabasaw (JB; K&A) god a kos (JB; K&A) ndokarok (JB) orokarok (K&A) rokãndok (JLT; JB) rokarot (K&A) (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ayetrσ (FRI) (GHANA, VHE (Awlan)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • séber buki = hyena’s drum (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, WOLOF), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • balâ balâgan (K&A) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • (Guinea-Bissau) lobóte (JDES; EPdS) (GUINEA-BISSAU, FULA-PULAAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • edalora = white leaf (DF) (THE GAMBIA, DIOLA (Fogny)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • Adàyin giíwaá, danyin giwa = elephant’s Centaurea (JMD; ZOG) к̉ayar giíwaá = elephant’s thorn (JMD) káyàr raàkúmií = camel’s thorn (JMD; ZOG) saàre gwiáwà = prick the knee (JMD; ZOG) zaazar-giíwaá = pubic hair of the elephant (RES; ZOG) zakankau the ash from which salt is prepared (Robinson; RES) (NIGERIA, HAUS), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for HYGROPHILA spinosa T. Anders [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
HYGROPHILA spinosa T. Anders [family ACANTHACEAE], in Thwaites, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 225;—T. Anders. in Journ. Linn. Soc. vii. 22; C. B. Clarke in Hook. f. Fl. Brit. Ind. iv. 408; Burkill in Dyer, Fl. Trop. Afr. v. 31.
Barleria longifolia Linn. [family ACANTHACEAE], Amoen. Acad. iv. 320.
Asteracantha longifolia Nees [family ACANTHACEAE], in Wall. Pl. As. Rar. iii. 90, and in DC. Prod. xi. 247; Wight, Ic. t. 449; Lindau in Engl. Pfl. Ost-Afr. C. 367.
Information
stems 3–4 ft. long, stout, suberect, hispid; leaves 4–8 by 1/2–1 in., oblong, hispid, subsessile; axillary inflorescences 1–2 in. in diam.; spines 1/2–1 1/2 in. long, stout; bracts 1/2–1 in. long, lanceolate; bracteoles 1/4– 1/3 in. long, narrow; calyx 1/3– 1/2 in. long; segments lanceolate; corolla 1 in. long, pale blue-purple; capsule 1/3– 1/2 in. long. null
Range
Abundant in Tropical Africa and India.
Distribution
EASTERN REGION Delagoa Bay, on the Umkomaas River, 50 ft., Sanderson, 575!KALAHARI REGION Transvaal; between Spitz Kop and Komati River, Wilms, 1203!

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