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Acrotome hispida [family LAMIACEAE]
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
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 hispida [family LAMIACEAE]
Common names
A. hispida var. elongata Benth., I.e. (1848). Type: Transvaal, Vaal River, Burke s.n. (K, hole). — var. obliqua Benth., I.e. (1848). Type: Transvaal, Aapies River, Burke s.n. (K, holo.).
Information
Perennial herb 0,1—0,25 m tall, branchÂing from the base; stems few to many from a woody rootstock, ascending to spreading, sparingly branched, sometimes fairly woody at the base, densely hispid. Leaves very shortly petiolate; blade obovate to elliptic, 8—25 x 5 — 14 mm, densely hispid, apex obtuse to rounded, base cuneate, margin usually few-toothed at the apex or entire. Inflorescence simple, of 2—8 spaced or sometimes fairly crowded verticils, often starting low down on the stems; verticils 6—10-flowered; bracteoles few, linear to linear-filiform, 3—6 mm long, hispid, somewhat spine-tipped; flowers sessile. Calyx densely hispid, 5—7 mm long, enlarging slightly at maturity, mouth symÂmetrical, 7—10-toothed; teeth deltoid-subulate, spine-tipped, 1—2 mm long. Corolla small, white; upper lip 2—3 mm long; lower lip 4—6 mm long. Nutlets nearly 2 mm long, 1 mm broad. Fig. 5:2.
Habitat
In calyx characters A. hispida is similar to A. thorncroftii (no. 5), but can be recognized by the denser and more hispid pubescence and the broader leaves, though there appears to be some introgression between the two. Thus in the Nelspruit area specimens of A. hispida tend to have narrower leaves, while in northern KwaZulu some specimens have somewhat shorter pubescence, approaching the condition found in A. thorncroftii; perhaps varietal status for the latter may be more appropriate.
Use
6. Acrotome hispida Benth. in DC, Prodr. 12: 436 (1848); Skan in F.C. 5,1: 336 (1910); G. Tayl. in J. Bot., Lond. 73: 12 (1935); Ross, Fl. Natal 303 (1972); CompÂton, Fl. Swaziland 492 (1976). Type: Transvaal, "Schoenstrome" (Mooi River), Burke s.n. (K, hole).
Range
Found in central and southern Transvaal, extending through Swaziland to northern KwaZulu, in grassy places, often among rocks. Map 9.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
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 hispida [family LAMIACEAE]
Common names
A. hispida var. elongata Benth., I.e. (1848). Type: Transvaal, Vaal River, Burke s.n. (K, hole). — var. obliqua Benth., I.e. (1848). Type: Transvaal, Aapies River, Burke s.n. (K, holo.).
Information
Perennial herb 0,1—0,25 m tall, branchÂing from the base; stems few to many from a woody rootstock, ascending to spreading, sparingly branched, sometimes fairly woody at the base, densely hispid. Leaves very shortly petiolate; blade obovate to elliptic, 8—25 x 5 — 14 mm, densely hispid, apex obtuse to rounded, base cuneate, margin usually few-toothed at the apex or entire. Inflorescence simple, of 2—8 spaced or sometimes fairly crowded verticils, often starting low down on the stems; verticils 6—10-flowered; bracteoles few, linear to linear-filiform, 3—6 mm long, hispid, somewhat spine-tipped; flowers sessile. Calyx densely hispid, 5—7 mm long, enlarging slightly at maturity, mouth symÂmetrical, 7—10-toothed; teeth deltoid-subulate, spine-tipped, 1—2 mm long. Corolla small, white; upper lip 2—3 mm long; lower lip 4—6 mm long. Nutlets nearly 2 mm long, 1 mm broad. Fig. 5:2.
Habitat
In calyx characters A. hispida is similar to A. thorncroftii (no. 5), but can be recognized by the denser and more hispid pubescence and the broader leaves, though there appears to be some introgression between the two. Thus in the Nelspruit area specimens of A. hispida tend to have narrower leaves, while in northern KwaZulu some specimens have somewhat shorter pubescence, approaching the condition found in A. thorncroftii; perhaps varietal status for the latter may be more appropriate.
Use
6. Acrotome hispida Benth. in DC, Prodr. 12: 436 (1848); Skan in F.C. 5,1: 336 (1910); G. Tayl. in J. Bot., Lond. 73: 12 (1935); Ross, Fl. Natal 303 (1972); CompÂton, Fl. Swaziland 492 (1976). Type: Transvaal, "Schoenstrome" (Mooi River), Burke s.n. (K, hole).
Range
Found in central and southern Transvaal, extending through Swaziland to northern KwaZulu, in grassy places, often among rocks. Map 9.
Date Updated: 19 August 2007
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 hispida [family LAMIACEAE]
Common names
A. hispida var. elongata Benth., I.e. (1848). Type: Transvaal, Vaal River, Burke s.n. (K, hole). — var. obliqua Benth., I.e. (1848). Type: Transvaal, Aapies River, Burke s.n. (K, holo.).
Information
Perennial herb 0,1—0,25 m tall, branchÂing from the base; stems few to many from a woody rootstock, ascending to spreading, sparingly branched, sometimes fairly woody at the base, densely hispid. Leaves very shortly petiolate; blade obovate to elliptic, 8—25 x 5 — 14 mm, densely hispid, apex obtuse to rounded, base cuneate, margin usually few-toothed at the apex or entire. Inflorescence simple, of 2—8 spaced or sometimes fairly crowded verticils, often starting low down on the stems; verticils 6—10-flowered; bracteoles few, linear to linear-filiform, 3—6 mm long, hispid, somewhat spine-tipped; flowers sessile. Calyx densely hispid, 5—7 mm long, enlarging slightly at maturity, mouth symÂmetrical, 7—10-toothed; teeth deltoid-subulate, spine-tipped, 1—2 mm long. Corolla small, white; upper lip 2—3 mm long; lower lip 4—6 mm long. Nutlets nearly 2 mm long, 1 mm broad. Fig. 5:2.
Habitat
In calyx characters A. hispida is similar to A. thorncroftii (no. 5), but can be recognized by the denser and more hispid pubescence and the broader leaves, though there appears to be some introgression between the two. Thus in the Nelspruit area specimens of A. hispida tend to have narrower leaves, while in northern KwaZulu some specimens have somewhat shorter pubescence, approaching the condition found in A. thorncroftii; perhaps varietal status for the latter may be more appropriate.
Use
6. Acrotome hispida Benth. in DC, Prodr. 12: 436 (1848); Skan in F.C. 5,1: 336 (1910); G. Tayl. in J. Bot., Lond. 73: 12 (1935); Ross, Fl. Natal 303 (1972); CompÂton, Fl. Swaziland 492 (1976). Type: Transvaal, "Schoenstrome" (Mooi River), Burke s.n. (K, hole).
Range
Found in central and southern Transvaal, extending through Swaziland to northern KwaZulu, in grassy places, often among rocks. Map 9.
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