Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE]

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE], in J. Linn. Soc. 7: 37 (1863); Bot. Mag. 91: t. 5516 (1865); F.T.A. 5: 107; F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 260, partly (specimens from N.Nig.-F.Po, fig. 268).
Cheilopsis montana Nees [family ACANTHACEAE], in DCProd11: 272 (1847)
Acanthus barteri T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE], l.c(1863); F.T.A5: 108
Information
Plant up to 6 ft. high, stems woody, sparsely branched; leaves dark glossy green above, paler beneath, papery, scabrid bracts and calyx-lobes whitish with green veins; in high forest.
Habitat
; in high forest.
Distribution
Dah.: Saketé (Jan.) Chev. 22834!N. Nig.: Patti Lokoja (Nov.) Dalz. 138! Vom, 3,000-4,500 ft., Jos Plateau Dent Young 191! McClintock 226!S. Nig.: Okomu F.R., Benin Brenan 5863! Ibadan F.R. (fl. 8 fr. Nov.) Chizea FHI 23965! Onitsha Barter 1300! Thomas 1665! Oban Talbot 1027! 20061[Br.] Cam.: Victoria (fl. & fr. Nov.) Maitland 774! Buea, 3,000 ft. (fl. Dec., Jan., fr. Mar.) Maitland 123! 460! Migeod 249! Dunlap 124! Vogel Peak, 2,000 ft., Adamawa (Nov.) Hepper 1467!F. Po: (Nov., Dec.) T. Vogel 239! Mann 639!
Distribution (external)
Cameroun
Ubangi-Shari
Gabon
Principe
Congo
Angola
Notes
Plants known as A. montanus to the east of these countries may belong to different taxa. (See Appendix, p. 449.)
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anders. [family ACANTHACEAE]
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